What’s Behind US' Five-Day Freeze in Strikes on Iran’s Energy Infrastructure?
08:52 26.03.2026 (Updated: 09:18 26.03.2026)
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What’s behind US' five-day freeze in strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure?
US allegations about its talks with Tehran and America’s “five-day pause” in attacks on Iran’s power plants can be seen as Washington’s “diplomatic maneuver to achieve several interconnected objectives,” Azerbaijani political analyst Asif Narimanly tells Sputnik.
Here’s what at stake, he notes:
The US is seeking to tackle the crisis rattling the energy market, hit by soaring oil prices amid the closure of the Strait of Hormuz
Second, it is about buying time: there is a need to replenish losses in the US missile arsenal, while also making decisions on the course of the Iran war— whether to move to a new phase or achieve the initial goals
Third, Washington wants to strengthen its position on the Iran war against opposition forces both within the US and on the global stage
“On the one hand, the White House calls for dialogue, but on the other – it is ‘trying to end the war’ by setting conditions that Iran won’t accept—including previous demands such as reopening the Strait of Hormuz,” Narimanly concludes.
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US allegations about its talks with Tehran and America’s “five-day pause” in attacks on Iran’s power plants can be seen as Washington’s “diplomatic maneuver to achieve several interconnected objectives,” Azerbaijani political analyst Asif Narimanly tells Sputnik.
Here’s what at stake, he notes:
The US is seeking to tackle the crisis rattling the energy market, hit by soaring oil prices amid the closure of the Strait of Hormuz
Second, it is about buying time: there is a need to replenish losses in the US missile arsenal, while also making decisions on the course of the Iran war— whether to move to a new phase or achieve the initial goals
Third, Washington wants to strengthen its position on the Iran war against opposition forces both within the US and on the global stage
“On the one hand, the White House calls for dialogue, but on the other – it is ‘trying to end the war’ by setting conditions that Iran won’t accept—including previous demands such as reopening the Strait of Hormuz,” Narimanly concludes.
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