Hey, from CNN, I'm Afoma DK, with the five things you need to know for Thursday, March 26th.

President Donald Trump says the U.S. will hold off on striking Iranian energy sites for another 10 days.

The pause currently in place was set to expire tomorrow.

During the president's cabinet meeting earlier today, he cast doubt on the prospect of a deal to end the war with Iran, as Tehran calls Washington's willingness to negotiate into question,

according to an unnamed source at an Iranian news agency.

They now have a chance to make a deal, but that's up to them.

And they'll tell you, we're not negotiated.

We will not negotiate.

Of course, they're negotiated. They've better obliterated. Who wouldn't negotiate? Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who's meeting G7 foreign ministers in France, noted that while talks are fluid, progress is being made, but he declined to get into the specifics. However, when asked if he would call on G7 countries to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz,

he said,

Well, it's in their interest to help. It's, I mean, the other countries get far more of their fuel from there than we do. This, as stocks, bonds, and gold have slumped as the war rages. The Dow NASDAQ and S&P closed in the red today, with the NASDAQ closing and correction territory falling 10% from its most recent all-time high.

More news coming up, including where the case against an ousted Venezuelan leader stands.

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Nicholas Maduro and his wife appeared for their second hearing in New York today since being

captured in a U.S. raid back in January.

The former president of Venezuela and First Lady pleaded not guilty to drug and weapons charges.

The federal judge on the case said today he wouldn't dismiss the case based on an ongoing

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