Donald Trump says the US and Iran have held talks on the “complete and total resolution of hostilities” in the Middle East.
He says that, as a result of the talks, he has postponed threatened strikes on Iranian power plants – oil and gas prices fall immediately.
On Saturday night, Trump had given Iran a 48-hour deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz – or, he said, the US would “obliterate” Iranian power plants.
Trump’s latest message is perhaps his most conciliatory since the war began, but it leaves significant unanswered questions – read more from our White House reporter
An Iranian news agency quotes an unnamed source saying there have been no talks between Tehran and Trump
Earlier, the UK’s Keir Starmer and Trump agreed that reopening the Strait of Hormuz is “essential to resume global shipping” during a call late on Sunday according to Downing Street
Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says it expects to face “several more weeks of fighting” against Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
SOURCE: BBC
