President Donald Trump said the U.S. government is negotiating with Iran’s parliament speaker to end the Iran war and potentially reopen the Strait of Hormuz, although Iranian officials have denied that any direct talks have taken place.
In an interview with the New York Post published on Monday, Trump said his administration communicated with Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, a former Revolutionary Guard commander.
When asked whether Ghalibaf would work with the United States, Trump said, “We’re going to find out. I’ll let you know that in about a week.”
Ghalibaf appeared to respond to Trump’s remarks in a post on X, saying that the U.S. government is promoting “its desires as news while threatening our nation at same time,” a situation he called a “Big Mistake.”…