Trump Says Iran Asked for Talks as Ceasefire Ends

President Donald Trump said Friday evening that Iran asked to continue talks and that the United States agreed, while telling Tehran the ceasefire is over. The statement followed attacks on Qatari and Saudi commercial tankers, U.S. strikes on Iranian sites and Iranian fire at American assets across Gulf states. Qatari mediators moved in Tehran to keep a negotiating track open around the Strait of Hormuz, while Iranian-linked reports denied Tehran had requested talks and said claims of a finalized new round are false. For Israel, the development keeps diplomacy alive but preserves freedom to prepare with Washington against an Iranian regime still using missiles, drones and maritime pressure.