Iran-US war latest: Trump claims ‘good’ talks ongoing as Tehran hits out over Ukraine’s Caspian Sea tanker strike
US president Donald Trump says there are “very friendly negotiations” taking place with Iran amid a pause in military action, adding that he believes they have a good chance to end the war.
However, Trump has also warned that the US would resume “strong military action” if the talks fail.
Tehran has denied that any direct negotiations with Washington are taking place, and says it is only receiving messages from the US via mediators.
Meanwhile, Iran has threatened to retaliate against Ukraine after accusing Kyiv of a missile strike on a tanker in the Caspian Sea.
Foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday the reported strike on a commercial vessel “cannot go unanswered” in a call with the EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.
Kyiv’s forces struck a Russian warship and vessels used for transporting Iran-linked military cargo in the Caspian Sea, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday.
Tehran said that Kyiv had attacked an Iranian commercial vessel and killed a sailor, describing the incident as an act of aggression and accusing Ukraine of trying to expand the Russia-Ukraine war.
