New talks between Washington and Tehran are the ‘last chance’ for Iran to forge a deal and avoid an escalation of US strikes on the country, Donald Trump said on Monday.
Speaking at an executive order signing at the White House, Trump said he expected negotiations to begin in the next day or two to reopen the strait and create a pathway for Iran to address the US’s concerns about its nuclear programme.
‘The first phase is the opening of the straits. The second phase will be the denuclearization,’ he told reporters in the Oval Office.
‘And that will take a little while.’
Trump said the strait of Hormuz could be open ‘literally by tomorrow’.
He also reiterated that he was running out of patience with Iran, saying ‘this the last chance for them to sign a good document.’
This comes after Tehran on Monday denied that talks with the US were taking place.
They said that there were no plans to receive a delegation or send an Iranian one, and that Iran’s current focus was on negotiations with Oman over the strait of Hormuz.
