US President, Donald Trump says the US and Iran have held talks on the “complete and total resolution of hostilities” in the Middle East
He says that, as a result of the talks, he has postponed threatened strikes on Iranian power plants for five days – oil and gas prices fall immediately
However, Iran’s parliament speaker denies talks have taken place with the US and says “fake news” is being used to “manipulate” the oil markets – here’s what he said
Trump later says the US side was represented by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. He says if the postponement of strikes goes well “we’re going to end up with settling this – otherwise, we’ll just keep bombing our little hearts out”
On Saturday night, Trump had given Iran a 48-hour deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz – or, he said, the US would “obliterate” Iranian power plants
Trump’s latest message is perhaps his most conciliatory since the war began, but it leaves significant unanswered questions – read more from our White House reporter
Earlier, the UK’s Keir Starmer and Trump agreed that reopening the Strait of Hormuz is “essential to resume global shipping” during a call late on Sunday, according to Downing Street
