Trump claims Iran wants a deal as US postpones military strikes, Tehran denies any talks with US

President Donald Trump says the United States and Iran want to make a deal and the two sides have “major points of agreement” after he ordered the US military to postpone strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days. “I am pleased to report that the United States of America, and the country of Iran, have had, over the last two days, very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East,” Trump posted on Monday in all caps on his Truth Social platform. Speaking to reporters at a Florida airport, Trump said Iran wanted “to make a deal” and US envoys have been holding talks with a “respected” Iranian leader but not Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. He asserted that Iran must give up its enriched uranium stockpile for a deal. The US president also said the Strait of Hormuz would be opened very soon if an agreement is reached. But Iranian officials denied that any talks had taken place between Washington and Tehran. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Monday that “no negotiations have been held with the US”, accusing Trump of trying to “manipulate the financial and oil markets and escape the quagmire in which the US and Israel are trapped”. Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei also denied that any discussions had taken place, saying that Tehran’s position on the Strait of Hormuz and conditions for ending the war have not changed. Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher reports from Washington, DC. Subscribe to our channel: bit.ly
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