WASHINGTON (Dunya News) - US President Donald Trump has dismissed reports claiming that negotiations between the United States and Iran have come to an end, describing them as false and misleading.
In a statement posted on the social media platform Truth Social, President Trump said reports suggesting that Iran and the United States stopped communicating a few days ago were inaccurate.
He stated that contacts and discussions between the two countries remain ongoing and that talks were held as recently as today.
According to Trump, it is still too early to predict the outcome of the negotiations.
However, he said Iran has been given a clear message that the time has come to reach an agreement in one form or another.
The US president added that Iran has been conducting its affairs in the same manner for the past 47 years and that the current situation cannot continue indefinitely.
It is worth noting that the ceasefire between the United States and Iran remains in effect, while Pakistan continues its diplomatic efforts to support an agreement between the two countries and help reduce tensions.
Meanwhile, Iran is reviewing a proposed agreement with the US to halt their war, Iranian media reported on Tuesday, after US President Donald Trump said talks to reach a deal were continuing.
More than three months after the US and Israel launched strikes against Iran, the conflict has hardened into a stalemate while efforts to negotiate an interim deal have proved inconclusive, leaving the Strait of Hormuz largely shut.
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Iran has not yet responded to a proposed final text of the temporary deal, and was taking a "stern" approach given what it sees as a history of US non-compliance and longstanding mistrust, Mehr News Agency cited a source as saying.
Trump said on Monday that negotiations with Iran were continuing and there would be a deal over the next week to extend a ceasefire agreed in early April and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Since mid-March, Trump has repeatedly said he is close to signing a peace agreement, though any such deal would postpone thorny issues including the future of Iran's nuclear programme.
A ceasefire has largely held since early April, but Iran and the US have exchanged strikes several times over the past week.