Trump: Ceasefire with Iran Is Over, but US Agrees to Continue Talks
US President Donald Trump announced that the ceasefire with Iran has ended, but Washington has agreed to Tehran's request to continue negotiations. No direct talks have occurred since June, and diplomatic progress has stalled.
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No direct talks have taken place between the US and Iran since June. Iranian media reported that a Qatari delegation, acting as a mediator, has arrived in Tehran.
More than three weeks after signing an agreement aimed at turning the ceasefire into a lasting peace, shelling between the two sides this week threatened to escalate into a full-scale regional war.
Trump stated on his social media platform "Truth Social" on Friday: "The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to continue talks. We have agreed to do so, but the US has made it clear to them that the ceasefire is over!" Earlier at the NATO summit, Trump had declared the ceasefire over and said that talks with Iran were "a waste of time."
Since the signing of the memorandum of understanding, US and Iranian delegations have met only once in direct talks in Switzerland, as well as in indirect talks in Qatar. However, no diplomatic progress has been achieved.
