Agadir – US President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran are set to begin on Monday as both parties seek a diplomatic solution to ongoing tension.
Speaking to reporters on Sunday as he returned to Washington from a weekend in New Jersey, Trump said talks would begin on Monday afternoon but did not disclose where they would take place or who would participate.
“Would I rather make a deal? I’m not looking to kill people because people die, a lot of people die, and we don’t want that,” Trump told reporters.
His remarks came a day after he announced on his Truth Social platform that he had decided against an imminent military strike, saying Iran and other Middle Eastern countries had requested additional time to finalize an agreement.
Trump said Iran and other Middle Eastern countries asked him to hold off any attack because “the perimeters of a deal” had been reached.
“This would include the Immediate, Complete, and Total opening of the Hormuz strait, and an end to Iran’s nuclear threat. Based on this request, I have agreed, for the future benefit of the world,” he added.
The latest comments mark another shift in Trump’s approach to the conflict, after repeatedly threatening to intensify military action against Iran while simultaneously extending opportunities for negotiations.
The conflict has expanded beyond Iran and Israel, with attacks affecting areas across the Gulf region, the Red Sea, and even reaching a facility in Egypt on the Mediterranean coast.
Meanwhile, Iran has allegedly closed the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic maritime corridor through which roughly 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas shipments passed before the conflict. The disruption has driven energy prices higher and raised concerns over global inflation.
However, oil prices fell by more than 4% in early trading on Monday as markets reacted to Trump’s announcement that negotiations with Iran would resume, raising hopes that the crisis could ease.
