There have been no direct talks between Iran and the United States, and US President Donald Trump has not abandoned his military plans.
This was announced by the Iranian pro-government Mehr news agency, citing the Foreign Ministry.
As noted, Trump’s statements are aimed at reducing energy prices and buying time to implement US military plans.
“There are initiatives from the countries of the region to reduce tensions, and our response to all of them is clear: we are not the party that started this war, and all these requests should be conveyed to Washington,” the publication quotes.
At the same time, commenting on Trump’s statement about “fruitful” talks, Iranian state television emphasized that the United States was backing down.
“The US President is backing down after a strong warning to Iran,” the message said.
Trump previously said that the US and Iran had held talks , following which he ordered a five-day halt to strikes.
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 for five days – oil and gas prices fall immediately
However, Iran’s foreign ministry denies such talks have taken place, according to the BBC’s US partner CBS.
Trump later says the US side was represented by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. He says if the postponement of strikes goes well “we’re going to end up with settling this – otherwise, we’ll just keep bombing our little hearts out”
On Saturday night, Trump had given Iran a 48-hour deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz – or, he said, the US would “obliterate” Iranian power plants
Trump’s latest 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, according to Downing Street. PRM/BBC