March 26, 2026, 8:18 p.mMarch 26, 2026, 8:18 p.m
US President Donald does not rule out a further postponement in his ultimatum to Iran. “I don’t know yet,” he said in Washington when asked whether the deadline had been postponed.
Trump said special envoy Steve Witkoff, Vice President JD Vance and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner would brief him on progress in negotiations. It depends on whether the ultimatum remains. “We have plenty of time,” said Trump.
Trump had given Iran an ultimatum and threatened to destroy power plants.Image: keystone
Iran rejects Trump’s ultimatum
According to Parliament Speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran will not bow to any ultimatum from US President Donald Trump. “No one can give Iran and the Iranians an ultimatum,” he said on Platform X. The children of Iran would continue the fight until final victory and break this vicious circle of war, ceasefire and war again.
Trump had threatened Iran to destroy power plants and energy facilities if Tehran did not open the Strait of Hormuz completely and “without threats” to shipping traffic. He had originally set an ultimatum that would have expired on Tuesday night German time. On Monday he announced that he would refrain from such attacks for another five days due to “very good and productive discussions about a complete and final settlement of our hostilities”.
Iran had threatened that in return it would attack other countries’ energy facilities in the Gulf region. In addition, the leadership in Tehran insists on having sole control over the passage that is central to global energy trade. (hkl/sda/dpa)