March 24 (Reuters) – America will proceed its strikes on Iran, with the pause making use of solely to assaults on Tehran’s power websites, Semafor reported on Monday, citing a U.S. official, throughout what President Donald Trump has described as “productive” talks with unidentified Iranian officers.
Earlier on Monday, Trump had postponed for 5 days a plan to hit Iran’s power grid. Iran later denied that it had engaged in negotiations with the US.
“The cease on assaults for 5 days is simply on their power websites,” a U.S. official advised Semafor.
“It’s not on the navy websites and the navy, and the ballistic missiles, and the protection industrial base. The preliminary initiatives of (Operation) Epic Fury will proceed,” he advised the information company.
Reuters couldn’t instantly confirm the report. The White Home, the U.S. State Division and the Pentagon and the didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark exterior common hours.
The Semafor report additionally added that Israel was not social gathering to Washington’s talks with Tehran.
(Reporting by Ruchika Khanna in Bengaluru; Enhancing by Lincoln Feast.)
