Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a White House press appearance, March 26, 2026
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Trump issued the statement on social media on Thursday. Without any evidence, Trump claimed that the request for the extension came from Tehran and that alleged US-Iran talks are going “very well”.
He assailed the “fake news media” for reporting that there is no basis for his assertions.
The reality TV star extended his “deadline” by five days on Monday, amid surging oil prices and falling stock markets because of his threat of “obliteration” of Iran’s power plants.
Oil prices were again rising and markets slumping after their brief rally after Trump’s declaration on Monday. Asian markets opened lower on Friday, with South Korean shares down more than 3% and Japan’s Nikkei on track for a fourth straight weekly decline.
Brent oil had dropped below $100 per barrel on Monday. On Friday morning, it was slightly down at $108.
The Iranian regime has been in contact with the Trump camp with messages through intermediaries. However, it has loudly rejected the Trump camp’s 15-point ultimatum, including Tehran’s permanent shutdown of its nuclear program, strict limits on its ballistic missiles, and breaking of ties with its allies in the Middle East.
The regime again rebuffed Trump’s “extension”. Drones were fired on the Americans’ Sultan Amir military base in Saudi Arabia. Iranian missiles targeted Israel throughout the day, including Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
Meanwhile, Trump persisted in his unsupported declarations. He told Fox TV, “I gave them a 10-day period, they asked for seven.”
Then he maintained, “In a certain sense, we have already won.”