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While there have been no direct talks between Iran and the United States since last month, Iranian media reported that a delegation from mediator Qatar was in Tehran after the warring sides exchanged strikes again this week.

Published - July 11, 2026 07:48 am IST

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday (July 11, 2026) he had agreed to further negotiations with Iran, even as he repeated his assertion that the ceasefire between the long-time foes was over.

While there have been no direct talks between Iran and the United States since last month, Iranian media reported that a delegation from mediator Qatar was in Tehran after the warring sides exchanged strikes again this week.

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Just over three weeks after Washington and Tehran signed an agreement aimed at turning a months-long ceasefire into a durable peace, the exchange of fire for two days this week threatened a return to full-scale regional war.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to continue ‘talks.’ We have agreed to do so, but the United States has stated to them, in no uncertain terms, that the Cease Fire is OVER!” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform on Friday.

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July 11, 2026 07:48

"We have zero trust on U.S.": Ghalibaf says Iran is prepared for 'full-scale defence'

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stressed that Tehran remains prepared for “full-scale defence” should the U.S. betray the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the two countries last month.

In an official Telegram post regarding his meeting with the Speaker of the Indonesian People’s Consultative Assembly, Ahmad Muzani, Ghalibaf asserted that Iran has “zero trust” in the US, a sentiment he said he communicated to American Vice President JD Vance during the recent peace negotiations.

“During the negotiations, I made it clear to the Vice President of the United States that we have zero trust in you. In my view, only those prepared for war can negotiate with the U.S. We have never ceased our preparations to defend our country. The moment the Americans betray any understanding, we are prepared for a full-scale defence; we will stand firmly against them and will claim the rights of the Iranian nation,” the post stated.

-ANI

July 11, 2026 07:48

U.S. insists Iran commit to stopping attacks in Hormuz Strait, say U.S. officials

The United States is demanding that Iran publicly state it will stop attacks on ships in the Strait ‌of Hormuz and that all lanes in the strait will be open to shipping with no tolls, senior U.S. officials said ⁠on Friday. Iran has adamantly refused to give up control of the strait, the strategic waterway through which a fifth of the world’s oil supply typically flows. The U.S. officials said conversations between ‌the two countries had been productive in recent days. They made the comments to a small group of reporters in a conference call.

“What ‌we’re demanding is that the Iranians issue a public statement that acknowledges all ‌channels ⁠of the Strait of Hormuz are open and they’re not shooting ⁠at ships anymore. They’re either going to give us that statement or we’re not having a good outcome for them,” one official said.

Iran has told Washington that recent attacks on shipping in the strait were from “an errant part of ‌their system,” one senior official said.

-Reuters

Published - July 11, 2026 07:48 am IST