Donald Trump says the United States and Iran are close to reaching a deal, but Tehran swiftly dismisses the claim.

United States President, Donald Trump, has said there had been talks between the US and Iran over the past day, noting that both sides had “major points of agreement” and were willing “to make a deal.

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However, in a swift response, Iran’s foreign ministry denied that any talks had taken place with the US.
Trump stated that his Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, alongside his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, held discussions with Iran on Sunday, adding that further engagements were expected to continue on Monday.
He also said the US was in contact with a “top person” within the Iranian leadership in efforts to end the ongoing conflict, clarifying that the individual was not the new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei.
Trump further claimed that both countries were reviewing 15 key points aimed at ending the war, with Tehran’s abandonment of nuclear weapons ranking as points “number one, two and three.”
Earlier, the US president had said discussions between both sides focused on the “complete and total resolution of hostilities” in the Middle East, adding that he decided to delay planned American attacks on Iranian power plants by five days following what he described as “productive conversations” with Tehran.
In contrast, the Fars News Agency, affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, rejected the claims, insisting that there had been neither direct nor indirect communication with the United States.
Iran denies talks with US
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, through the ministry’s spokesperson, also denied any talks with the US in the past 24 days, contradicting Trump’s assertion of “very good and productive conversations” aimed at ending the conflict.
According to Iran’s state news agency IRNA, some allied countries had relayed messages suggesting that the US sought negotiations, but Iran had not responded.
The foreign ministry reportedly described Trump’s statements as part of efforts to lower energy prices and gain time to execute military strategies, while state media interpreted the remarks as a sign the US president was “backing down.”
Late Saturday, Trump had issued a 48-hour ultimatum threatening to bomb Iran’s power plants unless Tehran fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial global oil route that Iran has effectively shut.
In response, Iran warned it would “irreversibly destroy” critical infrastructure across the Middle East, including key water systems, if the US carried out the threat.
Earlier, Iran’s defence council had also threatened to deploy sea mines to block the entire Gulf region if its coasts or islands came under attack.