The White House has said plans for talks with Iran remain “fluid”, adding that any speculation “should not be deemed as final”
It follows the US president and Iran’s parliament speaker giving conflicting accounts of potential talks between the two countries on the ongoing war
Donald Trump earlier said he had postponed threatened strikes on Iranian power plants after having “productive” conversations with Tehran. Iran said the talks were “fake news”
An Iranian foreign ministry official says Tehran has received “points from the US” via mediators as a potential precursor to talks, according to the BBC’s US partner CBS.
The White House on Monday appeared to tamp down speculation surrounding potential US-Iran negotiations over the war after President Donald Trump suggested the two sides were making “major” progress toward a deal.
Trump’s comments about negotiations on a whirlwind day of remarks on the war sparked reports that US Vice-President JD Vance might represent the administration in talks between the US and Iran in Pakistan.
But the White House says the situation is “fluid” and cautioned that no formal meetings between any top leaders from the US and Iran have been announced.
“These are sensitive diplomatic discussions and the US will not negotiate through the press,” Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, tells the BBC in a statement.
“This is a fluid situation, and speculation about meetings should not be deemed as final until they are formally announced by the White House,” Leavitt says.
