{"id":75076,"date":"2026-08-03T18:14:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T22:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=75076"},"modified":"2026-08-03T18:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T22:15:11","slug":"trump-says-iran-faces-decapitation-if-it-doesnt-sign-a-good-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=75076","title":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Trump Says Iran Faces &#8216;Decapitation&#8217; If It Doesn&#8217;t Sign A &#8216;Good&#8217; Deal<\/b><\/h2>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Trump says Iran faces &#8216;decapitation&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong>if it doesn&#8217;t agree to a deal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Trump says Gulf allies halted planned US strikes<\/strong>\u00a0in favor of diplomacy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Iran says Hormuz talks with Oman are progressing<\/strong>, but US actions remain the obstacle.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oil prices still falling on optimism over Hormuz negotiations<\/strong>\u00a0&amp; uptick in transit.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tehran is betting it can outlast Trump<\/strong>\u00a0by raising the costs of confrontation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"polymarket-will-the-us-invade-iran-before-2027\" class=\"polymarket-embed\" aria-label=\"Polymarket prediction market: Will the U.S. invade Iran before 2027?\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Will the U.S. invade Iran before 2027? \u2014 Polymarket Prediction Market\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.polymarket.com\/market?market=will-the-us-invade-iran-before-2027&amp;height=300\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><figcaption><strong>Will the U.S. invade Iran before 2027?<\/strong><br \/>\nYes 21% \u00b7 No 80%<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/polymarket.com\/event\/will-the-us-invade-iran-before-2027\">View full market &amp; trade on Polymarket<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>*\u00a0 *\u00a0 *<\/p>\n<h2>Trump Speaks to Reporters, Addresses Iran (non)Talks<\/h2>\n<p>President Trump has told reporters in the Oval Office that the Iran conflict is &#8220;working out very well&#8221; and that this is Tehran&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>&#8220;last chance to sign a good document&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I \u2060think we&#8217;re going to maybe get \u200bsomething,\u00a0<strong>but I want to give \u200bthem every last chance before decapitation<\/strong>,&#8221; he\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/trump-says-talks-with-iran-are-going-right-now-2026-08-03\/\">said<\/a>, reiterating a threat to launch a major \u200battack on Iran.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>On Hormuz, he said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt has to be [free], I am not going to let them charge. If anybody is going to charge, we will charge, we are the ones \u2026 with a total control,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have a thing called a blockade \u2026 No, no, there is not going to be charging. We are not talking about charging at all. There won\u2019t be charging.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2084345616805572935&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fgeopolitical%2Firan-denies-negotiations-us-after-trump-announces-talks-monday-afternoon&amp;sessionId=c21bff074529a0577739719a18e6ce47e86282d0&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2084345616805572935\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>On engaging Iran in talks even while the Iranians themselves insist they will not participate in any new talks:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>When we talk we say &#8216;we&#8217;re talking&#8217;, if we&#8217;re not talking, when you ask me, &#8216;no we&#8217;re not talking&#8217;, I&#8217;ll say it. But we are talking right now, we&#8217;re talking, and we&#8217;re talking at the request of Iran, backed by Saudi Arabia, backed by UAE, and backed by Qatar in particular, but others also, many countries called, many-the leaders of many, I&#8217;m friendly with a lot of them&#8211;This is a last chance, this is not something-if it doesn&#8217;t happen, this is a last chance for them to sign a&#8230; good document.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2084339171909394471&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fgeopolitical%2Firan-denies-negotiations-us-after-trump-announces-talks-monday-afternoon&amp;sessionId=c21bff074529a0577739719a18e6ce47e86282d0&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2084339171909394471\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Curiously, Trump is again insisting that when Iran says talks are off, they are lying&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2084338624481337820&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fgeopolitical%2Firan-denies-negotiations-us-after-trump-announces-talks-monday-afternoon&amp;sessionId=c21bff074529a0577739719a18e6ce47e86282d0&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2084338624481337820\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>Trump: Looking for Solution &#8216;Caused&#8217; by Iran<\/h2>\n<p>President Trump on Monday issued a new Truth Social, perhaps trying to explain his latest weekend TACO move,\u00a0accusing Iran&#8217;s leadership of being &#8220;unbelievably duplicitous,&#8221;\u00a0<strong>claiming Tehran privately sought and sheduled talks while publicly insisting it is only dealing with Oman<\/strong>. He asserted that the Strait of Hormuz is already &#8220;completely controlled by the United States Navy&#8221; through what he called the &#8220;United States Wall of Steel,&#8221; adding that &#8220;nothing gets through to Iran&#8221; unless Washington allows it. Trump also insisted discussions toward a resolution are underway despite Iranian denials, while reiterating his bottom line: &#8220;IRAN WILL NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON!&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>U.S. officials say that no novel negotiations are scheduled with Iran despite Trump&#8217;s statements, maintaining that ongoing talks are limited to indirect discussions via mediators involving envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.<\/em>\u00a0&#8211; CBS<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump is increasingly letting his frustration and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/national-security\/trump-increasingly-exasperated-iran-top-officials-cant-agree-strategy-rcna589067\">&#8216;exasperation&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0go public. This seems to only confirm that indeed there are no talks taking place at this point. The US president continues to insist that the\u00a0<strong>whole crisis was &#8220;caused&#8221; by the Iranians &#8220;for decades&#8221; but that it is the US now looking for a &#8220;solution&#8221; &#8211; but Iran won&#8217;t play ball<\/strong>, after apparently &#8216;begging&#8217; for talks&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/HOzsgqjWgAAn04W.jpg?itok=NqNvxXWD\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/HOzsgqjWgAAn04W.jpg?itok=NqNvxXWD\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"NodeBody_image__QqkYz\" src=\"https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1920,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/HOzsgqjWgAAn04W.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=640,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/HOzsgqjWgAAn04W.jpg 640w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=750,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/HOzsgqjWgAAn04W.jpg 750w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=828,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/HOzsgqjWgAAn04W.jpg 828w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1080,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/HOzsgqjWgAAn04W.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1200,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/HOzsgqjWgAAn04W.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1920,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/HOzsgqjWgAAn04W.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"578\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>We&#8217;re only 5 months in<\/strong><\/em>&#8230;\u00a0<em>one wonders what the narrative will be with the US still bogged down in Hormuz\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/newsmax-tv\/iran-war-robert-pape\/2026\/07\/26\/id\/1264104\/\">by November<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2084091256762683392&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fgeopolitical%2Firan-denies-negotiations-us-after-trump-announces-talks-monday-afternoon&amp;sessionId=c21bff074529a0577739719a18e6ce47e86282d0&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2084091256762683392\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>Trump Claimed Talks Set For Monday Afternoon, Tehran Balks<\/h2>\n<p>President Trump now says new talks with Iran will begin Monday afternoon after he\u00a0<strong>called off a planned &#8220;massive attack&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; following high level Saudi intervention, and also likely White House advisors and Pentagon leadership failing to agree on a strategic vision.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Saudis expressed concern and asked for clarity about the plan of action,&#8221; one US official told Axios over the weekend, with another saying that crown prince\u00a0Mohammed bin Salman urged Trump to de-escalate and refrain from launching the strikes. Trump aknowledged all of this to reporters aboard Air Force One while returning from Bedminster, New Jersey, to Joint Base Andrews. He claimed the canceled attack would have been\u00a0<strong>&#8220;the biggest attack since World War II&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0and could have been &#8220;disastrous&#8221; for Iran.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was asked to by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, by Qatar, and by Iran to hold off strikes,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;It would have been a massive attack.&#8221; He added:\u00a0<strong>&#8220;When the allies asked to call it off, you gotta say, Well, let&#8217;s see.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-4\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-4&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2084052153966993548&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fgeopolitical%2Firan-denies-negotiations-us-after-trump-announces-talks-monday-afternoon&amp;sessionId=c21bff074529a0577739719a18e6ce47e86282d0&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2084052153966993548\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I asked the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, &#8216;What would you rather have us do?'&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;He said, &#8216;We would prefer a deal rather than an attack.'&#8221; And more: &#8220;Allies think there is a deal,&#8221; Trump explained.<strong>\u00a0&#8220;There is a deal on Hormuz, and it will be a deal on the nuclear.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Iran says No Negotiations Happening<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Iranian officials said there are currently no negotiations with the United States and that Tehran is\u00a0<strong>not planning to send or host any delegations &#8220;these days.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, Iran has confirmed that it is deep into negotiations over managing the Strait of Hormuz with Oman, and that it desires to get more ships moving through the vital transit waterway. According to Bloomberg on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-08-03\/iran-says-hormuz-talks-underway-after-trump-calls-off-strikes?srnd=phx-industries\">Monday<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p data-component=\"paragraph\"><em>Iran suggested\u00a0<strong>negotiations to get more ships moving through the Strait of Hormuz are making progress<\/strong>, after President\u00a0Donald Trump\u00a0called off what he said was a major attack on the Islamic Republic.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-component=\"paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-08-02\/latest-oil-market-news-and-analysis-for-aug-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component=\"link\">Oil fell<\/a>\u00a0on Monday, with Brent crude down about 4.5% to just over $83 a barrel, after Iran\u2019s foreign minister,\u00a0Abbas Araghchi, said discussions between Tehran and Oman over management of the strait are in the final stages.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While Tehran officials acknowledged that negotiations with Oman are ongoing and that progress has been made toward securing a temporary passage through the Strait of Hormuz,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/liveblog\/2026\/8\/3\/iran-war-live-trump-says-talks-set-to-begin-tehran-urges-us-to-honour-mou\">they stressed<\/a>\u00a0that\u00a0<strong>reaching an agreement with Oman alone would not be enough to reopen the waterway, warning that the situation will remain unchanged as long as US &#8220;aggression&#8221; continues<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei conveyed also that\u00a0China is concerned about &#8220;the escalation of conflict and insecurity in the region&#8221; and is working to prevent the situation from worsening. He described that there is no new mediator involved in contacts with Washington, with Pakistan and Qatar continuing to carry out that role.<\/p>\n<p>On the broader conflict, Baghaei argued that the US-Israeli war on Iran is not merely a war against one country, but<strong>\u00a0&#8220;a war against the entire region.&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0He laid out that Iran once again rejected attempts to tie developments in Yemen to the conflict with Iran, calling such claims &#8220;a form of evasion of responsibility.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>&#8220;We currently do not have negotiations with America,&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0and Iran had no plans to host foreign delegations or send negotiators abroad in the coming days, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei told reporters.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-5\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-5&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2084180198447010231&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fgeopolitical%2Firan-denies-negotiations-us-after-trump-announces-talks-monday-afternoon&amp;sessionId=c21bff074529a0577739719a18e6ce47e86282d0&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2084180198447010231\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>Iranians &#8216;Won&#8217;t Bend&#8217; &#8211; Reuters Analyst Points Out<\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, the on-again, off-again style of escalation and de-escalation pattern we are witnessing is likely only helping Tehran&#8217;s side in terms of leverage, as the conflict grinds on and potentially becomes more politically costly for the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Referring to the Iranians,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/how-iran-is-widening-its-pressure-campaign-force-us-concessions-2026-08-03\/\"><em>Reuters<\/em><\/a>\u00a0writes in new analysis, &#8220;They see an opportunity in what they regard as President\u00a0Donald Trump&#8217;s\u00a0reluctance to become deeply entangled \u200bin another Middle East conflict ahead of November&#8217;s midterm elections.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Iranians&#8230;believe that by widening the war and increasing the pressure, he will eventually give in,&#8221; a Gulf source is cited in the report as saying.\u00a0<strong>&#8220;Trump thinks he can hit the Iranians hard and bring them to the negotiating table, but they won&#8217;t bend.&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0That much should be obvious by now, as Trump Tacos once again.<\/p>\n<p>According to more from Reuters: &#8220;<strong>Iran is betting it can outlast Washington<\/strong>\u00a0by turning the Middle East&#8217;s trade routes, shipping lanes and energy infrastructure into pressure points that steadily raise the cost of confrontation, according to Gulf officials and analysts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Who can outlast?\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><em>This is currently month #6 of the war&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"caption caption-img inline-images image-style-inline-images\" role=\"group\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"NodeBody_image__QqkYz\" src=\"https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1920,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/nextoption.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=640,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/nextoption.jpg 640w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=750,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/nextoption.jpg 750w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=828,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/nextoption.jpg 828w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1080,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/nextoption.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1200,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/nextoption.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1920,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/nextoption.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><figcaption><em>via ABC7<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Rather than seeking a \u200bdecisive military victory, Tehran is pursuing a strategy of calibrated escalation aimed at\u00a0widening the conflict\u00a0without triggering full-scale war,&#8221; the report continues. But that much should have been obvious and anticipated from week one of the war, and clearly the US side underestimated things.<\/p>\n<h2>More Latest Developments<\/h2>\n<p><em>via Newsquawk<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>US President Trump said the US is locked and loaded and ready to go against Iran, but they \u201chave just been asked by Iran, and other Middle Eastern Countries, to hold off any attack in that the perimeters of a deal have been agreed to. This would include the Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT, and an end to Iran\u2019s nuclear threat. Based on this request, I have agreed, for the future benefit of the WORLD and, likewise, the survival of a successful and prosperous Iran, to cancel the attack, subject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>In further comments,\u00a0US President Trump said the Iran attack would have been a massive one if not paused,\u00a0adding there&#8217;s a deal on Hormuz and there will be a deal on denuclearisation. He added that he was asked very strongly by Iran to hold off the attack.\u00a0On negotiations, he said they will begin tomorrow afternoon.<\/li>\n<li>US CENTCOM was reported on Friday to have prepared a large-scale operation in the form of a decisive two-week bombing campaign\u00a0should President Trump choose escalation to break the deadlock in the Middle East, according to The Hill reports, citing sources.<\/li>\n<li>US Central Command intelligence official wrote in an email that they are seeking new and unconventional ways to increase pressure on and punish Iran,\u00a0according to an internal message circulated among military analysts, according to CNN<\/li>\n<li>Iran&#8217;s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said negotiations with Oman are progressing, with the two sides holding constructive talks on a new framework and exchanging maps over the past seven to eight days for review,\u00a0IRNA reported.<\/li>\n<li>Iran&#8217;s Foreign Ministry spokesman Baghaei said Iran is working with Oman to establish a temporary security corridor in the Strait of Hormuz, adding that Tehran is not currently in dialogue with the US and is holding talks with Oman on the waterway.\u00a0Baghaei added that issues with the US should be addressed at a later stage and that there are no plans to receive a US delegation or send an Iranian delegation in the coming days.<\/li>\n<li>Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi told a cabinet meeting on Sunday that the negotiations with Oman to manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz \u201cwere in the final stages\u201d, according to FT. It was separately reported that Araghchi held phone calls with Saudi, Pakistan and Iraqi counterparts and exchanged views on the latest developments in the region, while he warned on Saturday against any adventurous action by the US and stressed Iran&#8217;s readiness to respond decisively to any aggression.<\/li>\n<li>Iranian lawmaker Qashqawi said there are no discussions with the US or talks on the nuclear issue,\u00a0adding that US sanctions amount to war; lasting peace can only be pursued once the military, economic and media conflict ends, SNN reported.<\/li>\n<li>Iran\u2019s Mehr News Agency rejected US President Trump\u2019s claim that he halted attacks at the request of Iran and Middle East countries,\u00a0while it called it \u201ca new lie\u201d and emphasised that Iran\u2019s forces are on full alert.<\/li>\n<li>UKMTO said on Saturday it received a report of an incident 21 nautical miles northeast of Oman&#8217;s Khasab,\u00a0where the master of the tanker saw a large splash and explosion in close proximity to the vessel, although no damage to the vessel was reported.<\/li>\n<li>Israel told the White House it has significant security concerns over a proposed Hamas disarmament agreement, saying intelligence suggests Hamas intends to rebuild its military capabilities rather than genuinely disarm.\u00a0Israel added that it will not withdraw from most of Gaza until Hamas has fully completed the disarmament process.<\/li>\n<li>Palestinian civil defence said Israeli drone and airstrikes hit multiple locations across the Gaza Strip,\u00a0killing at least 18 people, including two women and four children, with residential apartments, tents sheltering displaced people and civilian areas among the reported targets.<\/li>\n<li>Kpler shipping data showed 18 vessels passed through the Bab al-Mandeb on Sunday,\u00a0compared to the 27 vessels on Saturday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>____<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/iran-denies-negotiations-us-after-trump-announces-talks-monday-afternoon\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/iran-denies-negotiations-us-after-trump-announces-talks-monday-afternoon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75076"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75076\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75078,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75076\/revisions\/75078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}