Trump says new round of Iran talks will begin Monday

The US president says Gulf allies and Tehran urged him to delay planned strikes.By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and ReutersPublished On 2 Aug 20262 Aug 2026United States President Donald Trump has said that negotiations with Tehran are set to begin on Monday after he decided to hold off on new strikes on Iran in pursuit of a deal.Trump said on Sunday that a plan was in place for the US to launch “the biggest attack since World War II” against Iran but that he halted it to give diplomacy a chance.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3No breakthrough on Strait of Hormuz as Trump halts attack on Iranlist 2 of 3Saudi Crown Prince MBS urges Trump to ‘prioritise dialogue’ in US-Iran warlist 3 of 3Iran says negotiations with Oman over Strait of Hormuz in final stagesend of list“Obviously, they don’t want to be attacked. They knew the extent of the attack because they saw it forming,” Trump told reporters on board Air Force One on Sunday.“Now what we’re doing is talking to them in the form of a negotiation. It begins tomorrow afternoon.”He gave no details about the venue or participants in the talks.Trump pulled back from threats of an attack on Saturday after saying the “perimeter” of a ...