PANews reported on March 24th, citing the Israeli news website Ynet, that an Israeli official stated the United States has set April 9th ​​as the target date for ending the war against Iran. The official indicated that talks between Iran and the United States are expected to take place later this week in Pakistan. The report stated that US President Trump said the US had held two days of talks with Iran on a plan to end the war and had withdrawn its previous 48-hour ultimatum demanding the attack on power plants. Iran, however, denied any negotiations taking place.