Netanyahu To Meet Trump In Washington on Monday, Iran Talks High On Agenda

US President Donald Trump halted the bombing campaign against Tehran over the weekend following 13 successive nights of strikes, which had led Iran to retaliate on US bases in the region in response. After the halt in strikes, the focus is now on the uncertainty regarding the resumption of negotiations between Washington and Tehran, the control of Strait of Hormuz, and the upcoming meeting between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.

Iran's foreign ministry on Monday said it was not currently involved in any negotiations with the United States regarding the ceasefire, despite a halt in strikes from both sides, AFP reported.

“At present, we are not engaged in any negotiations with the United States,” the ministry's spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said at a weekly press briefing. Iran had earlier said it would pause its own attacks for as long as the US pause on bombing continues.