The United States will continue its strikes on Iran, with the pause applying only to attacks on Tehran’s energy sites, Semafor reported, citing a US official, during what President Donald Trump has described as “productive” talks with unidentified Iranian officials.

“The stop on attacks for five days is only on their energy sites,” a US official told Semafor.

“It is not on the military sites and the navy, and the ballistic missiles, and the defense industrial base. The initial initiatives of (Operation) Epic Fury will continue,” he told the news agency.

Reuters could not immediately verify the report. The White House, the US State Department and the Pentagon and the did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside regular hours.

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