US-Iran Talks Making Progress: Trump Extends Deadline for Attack on Iran's Energy Facilities by 10 Days, April 6 Set as Next Focus

**March 27 Update: U.S.-Iran Negotiations Update** - **Trump’s Pause Announcement**: On March 27, former President Donald Trump said in a social media post he’s ordered a 10-day pause to the deadline for destroying Iranian energy facilities, extending it to 8 p.m. ET Monday, April 6, 2026—*at Iran’s request*, he claimed. Negotiations are ongoing and “progressing very smoothly,” he added, dismissing “false statements from fake news media.” - **Pompeo’s March 26 Comments**: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters at the airport (en route to a G7 foreign ministers’ meeting in France) that U.S.-Iran talks have made progress but declined to share details. He noted some countries are acting as intermediaries to facilitate information sharing, with “some progress” on that front—but called the process “ongoing and unpredictable,” so he won’t publicly discuss negotiation specifics. - **WSJ Mediator Disclosures (Contradicting Trump)**: Citing peace talks mediators, *The Wall Street Journal* reported: - Iran **did not ask** the U.S. to suspend strikes on its energy facilities (contradicting Trump’s claim the pause was at Iran’s request); - Iran has not given a final response to the U.S.’s 15-point war-ending plan; - Iranian officials have shown interest in talks, but top leadership hasn’t joined or made a final decision; - Iran wants the U.S. to scale back “excessive demands” in the 15-point plan before discussing ceasefire; - Iran has ruled out starting talks with its missile program on the table and won’t commit to permanent uranium enrichment halts; - Ceasefire odds remain “very low,” as U.S. and Iranian demands are too extreme for the other side to accept. This rewrite uses concise, active language (standard for U.S. news briefs), clarifies contradictions, and organizes info into scannable sections—aligning with American media’s preference for clear, direct delivery of breaking updates.