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President Trump cited progress in the negotiations when canceling a threatened attack on Iran over the weekend. Iran said there were no current talks with the United States. By Aaron Boxerman and Sanam Mahoozi Iran said on Monday that it was holding talks with Oman on temporarily reopening the Strait of Hormuz, the critical shipping lane in the Persian Gulf, as mediators rushed to tamp down the prospects of renewed war between the United States and Iran. Esmaeil Baghaei, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman, said at a news conference that there were no direct talks at the moment between Iran and the United States, suggesting that a broader peace deal was not in the offing for now. Instead, he said, the talks with Oman were narrowly focused on negotiating a new route in the strait for ships to traverse. “The focus of the negotiations with Oman will be on this issue, while the matters relating to Iran and the United States will have to be examined in later stages,” Mr.
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President Trump abruptly canceled a threatened assault on Iran over the weekend, saying there could be progress in reopening the strait, a major waterway for global energy exports blockaded by Iran.
