Donald Trump says the US and Iran have held talks on the “complete and total resolution of hostilities” in the Middle East
He says that, as a result of the talks, he has postponed threatened strikes on Iranian power plants – oil and gas prices fall immediately
On Saturday night, Trump gave Iran a 48-hour deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz – or, he said, the US would “obliterate” Iranian power plants, “starting with the biggest one first”
Trump’s message is perhaps his most conciliatory since the war began, but it leaves significant unanswered questions – read more from our White House reporter
Earlier, the UK’s Keir Starmer and Trump agreed that reopening the Strait of Hormuz is “essential to resume global shipping” during a call late on Sunday
The call – which came on the day Trump shared a satirical clip about the PM – lasted 20 minutes and was “constructive”, Downing Street says
