Donald Trump has said he is postponing strikes on Iranian power plants for a five-day period, extending a deadline he gave the regime to open the strait of Hormuz. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour

Iran responds to Trump's threat by saying all US energy infrastructure in the region will be targeted if it is attacked.

US president threatens to take out Iranian energy facilities – ‘starting with the biggest one first’ – if Tehran does not reopen the strait