Trump Says Iran Asked for Talks as Ceasefire Ends
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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.
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Sources factually disagree on whether Tehran asked for talks: Trump, carried by all sources, said Iran requested continued talks and the U.S. agreed; Iranian-linked denials reported by Ynet, Israel National News and Times of India say Tehran did not request talks or that claims about a next round are false. The remaining facts are uniform: Trump said Washington told Iran the ceasefire is over, the statement followed tanker attacks, U.S. strikes and Iranian retaliation, and Qatari mediation was underway around the Strait of Hormuz.
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