US President Donald Trump said on Sunday (local time) that his representatives were holding “very positive” talks with Iran, indicating continued diplomatic efforts despite the two sides making different proposals on regional tensions.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said his representatives were actively engaged with Tehran and suggested the talks would lead to “something very positive for everybody.”
He said: “I am fully aware that my representatives are having very positive discussions with Iran and that these discussions could lead to something very positive for everyone.”
Trump’s comments were echoed earlier by US special envoy Steve Witkoff, who told CNN that Washington remains in contact with Tehran.
“We are in conversation,” Witkoff said, referring to ongoing diplomatic contacts aimed at exploring potential negotiations to end the conflict. Witkoff spoke from Trump’s Doral Golf Club during the PGA Cadillac Championship, where he was seen alongside the president.
Trump’s latest tone marked a marked shift from comments he made a day earlier when he sharply criticized the Iran proposal. He said he “cannot imagine” that Iran’s latest proposal “is acceptable in that they have not yet paid a big enough price for what they have done to humanity.”
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest proposal aimed at resolving the ongoing regional conflict, saying the offer was “unacceptable”, The Times of Israel reported.
According to the Israeli news platform, Trump made a similar statement during a brief phone call with Kan News correspondent Nathan Guttman.
In a post on X, Guttman quoted Trump as saying: “It’s not acceptable to me. I’ve studied it, I’ve studied everything — it’s not acceptable.”
In other comments published by Kan News, Trump said the regional military campaign was progressing successfully. “The campaign is going great,” Trump said.
He added: “The Iranians want to make a deal, but I am not satisfied with what they have offered.”
“There are things I cannot agree with,” Trump said, without elaborating on specific objections to Tehran’s proposal.
Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Sunday that Tehran had received Washington’s response to Iran’s proposal through Pakistan.
In an interview with Iran’s state broadcaster SNN TV, Baghaei said: “The United States’ view of Tehran’s proposal through Pakistan has reached Iran. This perspective is currently being reviewed and Iran’s response will be given after completion.”
Baghaei stressed that Iran’s “14-point proposal” is solely aimed at ending the conflict in the region and does not address the nuclear issue.
“Our 14-point plan is solely focused on ending the war and does not include any issues related to the nuclear domain,” Baghaei said during a televised interview.
“At this stage, we are focusing on the specifics of ending the war in the region, including Lebanon,” he added.
According to Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency, Baghaei also dismissed reports suggesting the proposal included demining operations in the Strait of Hormuz.
“The claim of the United States for demining in the Strait of Hormuz is basically not part of our plan. These claims are fabricated and fabricated by some media,” he said.
The Iranian spokesman also reiterated Tehran’s stance against negotiations conducted under pressure or on fixed timetables.
He went on to explain that the proposed framework envisages “an initial stoppage followed by an examination of the details over a 30-day period”.
On the issue of guarantees in any future arrangement, Baghaei said: “The concept of ‘guarantee’ in this perspective is not relying on the commitment of the counterparty, but rather depending on internal power and leverage.”
The remarks came after the Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday that Tehran had sent a 14-point response to the United States’ proposal.
