US President Donald Trump said on Monday that talks with Iran were ongoing amid high tensions. “We have ships heading to Iran right now, big ones … and we have talks going on with Iran,” Trump told reporters at the White House. Earlier, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian ordered the start of nuclear talks with the United States, the news agency Fars reported. While piling pressure on Iran, Trump has maintained he is hopeful of making a deal and Tehran has also insisted it wants diplomacy while vowing an unbridled response to any aggression. “President Pezeshkian has ordered the initiation of nuclear negotiations with the United States,” the agency reported, citing an unnamed government source.

Source: The Patriot February 03, 2026 15:36 UTC