NewzIran denies talks with US as Trump halts strikes at the last minute Iran has denied any talks are ongoing with the US despite a claim from Donald Trump, who called off strikes on the country on Saturday. Trump had announced that negotiations with Iran would begin on Monday after he decided to hold off on new strikes against the Islamic Republic in order to pursue a deal. "Obviously, they don't want to be attacked," Trump told reporters on Sunday on board Air Force One.
"Now what we're doing is we're talking to them in the form of a negotiation. It begins tomorrow afternoon." However, Iran's foreign ministry has said there were currently no negotiations with the US but that talks were taking place with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has put it in writing, issuing a formal order terminating President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” to compensate his political allies.
The move follows weeks of negotiations with two Republican senators who were blocking his nomination for the permanent job. The order leaves in place a declaration — rejected by a judge as improper self-dealing — giving Trump and his family retroactive immunity for any tax crimes. Trump says new talks to wind down the war in Iran will start Monday afternoon, after announcing he’s holding off on another massive wave of strikes.
His comments once again brought oil prices down on hopes of reviving shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Immigration remains a stronger issue for Trump than the economy or Iran, according to a new AP-NORC poll, even after three people were killed in encounters with Immigration and Customs Enforcement last month. Here is the latest: Trump says talks on Iran war will begin on Monday after he holds off on ‘massive’ strikes Trump said new talks to wind down the war in Iran and revive traffic through the Strait of Hormuz will start Monday afternoon, after announcing he is holding off on new massive strikes he had threatened to unleash on the country.
Iranian state media, however, quoted the country’s foreign ministry as saying Tehran was not currently holding negotiations with the United States. Israel struck the Gaza Strip again over the weekend, after the U.S. and Hamas said a deal was reached for the militant group to disarm, a potential step toward ending the war in Gaza that depends on Israel stopping its attacks.
The Israeli military said the strikes targeted militant operatives. Hospitals in Gaza said at least 17 people were killed, including children. A strike on one residential apartment killed three family members including a 4-year-old child, according to Nasser hospital, where the bodies arrived.
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