Iran says no direct talks with U.S. as Trump announces negotiations will resume

Iran's foreign ministry said on Monday that there are no direct negotiations with the United States, noting that current talks are limited to Oman and focus on reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei told a news conference that the discussions with Oman aim to secure safe passage for shipping through the strait and that issues involving the United States will be addressed in later stages.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that negotiations with Iran would resume on Monday after he cancelled a planned military strike. Speaking aboard Air Force One, Trump said the talks would begin the following afternoon and declined to set a deadline for a broader agreement, adding that he does not want further loss of life.

Trump also said the United States had halted a "massive attack" after Iran and other regional states asked for a pause while negotiators worked toward an agreement that would include the "immediate, complete, and total opening of the Hormuz Strait" and an end to Iran's nuclear threat. Israel reportedly agreed to pause its own strikes.

Baghaei said there would be no significant change in the situation in the Strait of Hormuz as long as Iran remains under what he described as U.S. military pressure.