{"id":17914,"date":"2026-03-26T03:45:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T03:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/iran-rejects-ceasefire-plan-as-more-us-troops-head-to-the-middle-east\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T03:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T03:45:09","slug":"iran-rejects-ceasefire-plan-as-more-us-troops-head-to-the-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/iran-rejects-ceasefire-plan-as-more-us-troops-head-to-the-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran rejects ceasefire plan as more US troops head to the Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div data-testid=\"ad-sticky-container\" class=\"sc-37562b78-0 iLENDS\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 evuabm adWrapper noPrint sc-1c01c11e-0 jLbRED\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"sc-ad76bc40-0 fNDZoQ\">\n<div class=\"sc-5cbbddda-0 hjlPcO\">\n<div data-testid=\"article-author\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-1 hPBdKJ\" readability=\"5.6\">\n<div readability=\"7.2\">\n<p data-testid=\"article-datetime\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-5 hxoHkT\"><span class=\"sc-a243f860-0 gjmXPs\">Updated <time data-testid=\"storytile-timestamp\" datetime=\"2026-03-26T01:55:19+11:00\">March 26, 2026<!-- --> &mdash; 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purportedly received as a goodwill gesture from Iranian negotiators.<\/p>\n<p>On another day of mixed signals as the war approached its four-week mark, Trump said Iran wanted to make a deal &ldquo;so badly&rdquo; and confirmed that he was now interested in a ceasefire &ndash; a turnaround from just days earlier.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.642%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_69%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/b8f3145e6e9d6e5f4c56ffa232369be0181397a0, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.642%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_69%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/b8f3145e6e9d6e5f4c56ffa232369be0181397a0 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.642%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_69%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/b8f3145e6e9d6e5f4c56ffa232369be0181397a0, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.642%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_69%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/b8f3145e6e9d6e5f4c56ffa232369be0181397a0 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"US President Donald Trump insists that the Iranian regime wants to make a deal.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.642,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_69,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/b8f3145e6e9d6e5f4c56ffa232369be0181397a0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.642%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_69%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/b8f3145e6e9d6e5f4c56ffa232369be0181397a0, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.642%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_69%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/b8f3145e6e9d6e5f4c56ffa232369be0181397a0 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>US President Donald Trump insists that the Iranian regime wants to make a deal.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It also emerged that the US had delivered to Iran &ndash; through intermediaries &ndash; a 15-point peace plan that largely mirrored previous Trump administration demands of Tehran, before potential in-person talks as soon as this week.<\/p>\n<p>However, Iranian state television&rsquo;s English-language broadcaster Press TV quoted an anonymous official on Wednesday as saying Iran rejected America&rsquo;s ceasefire proposal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"32.133050847458\">\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>&ldquo;Iran will end the war when it decides to do so and when its own conditions are met,&rdquo; it quoted the official as saying.<\/p>\n<p>Press TV offered its own five-point plan from the official who rejected the US proposal. It included a halt to killings of its officials, means to make sure no other war is waged against it, reparations for the war, the end of hostilities and Iran&rsquo;s &ldquo;exercise of sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Iran was still making maximalist and unrealistic demands, including the closure of all American bases in the Gulf and the right to continue its missile program without limitations, <em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em> reported. There were also unconfirmed reports that Iran had asked to negotiate with Vice President J.D. Vance, whose scepticism about the military operation against Iran has been widely ventilated.<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian regime has also continued to taunt the US with propaganda, and on Wednesday released another Lego-style animated video, showing Iran retaliating to a US missile strike on a girls&rsquo; school &ndash; an apparent reference to the US hitting an elementary school in southern Iran on the first day of the war, killing at least 165.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"25\">\n<p>The 84-second video ends with bombs raining down on supposedly American cities, and Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump crying in a situation room next to a US serviceman and a horned demon named Baal.<\/p>\n<p>Trump on Tuesday (US time) spoke cryptically about a supposed present the Iranians had given during talks. &ldquo;They did something yesterday that was amazing,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;They gave us a present, and the present arrived today.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was a very big present worth a tremendous amount of money. I&rsquo;m not going to tell you what the present was, but it was a very significant prize.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He later said the concession related to the transport of oil and gas through the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping passage that has been effectively closed as Iran closely controls which vessels are let through.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"27.278761061947\">\n<p>Trump said the gift &ldquo;was a very nice thing&rdquo; and showed him that the US was &ldquo;dealing with the right people&rdquo;. His team, including special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner, are believed to be talking to the Speaker of the Iranian parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, and associates.<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-0 EmFFd\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-1 ePqZbx\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2359%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/65f9768d0f344ae43d96e74c26d25b9ed302283b, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2359%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/65f9768d0f344ae43d96e74c26d25b9ed302283b 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2359%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/65f9768d0f344ae43d96e74c26d25b9ed302283b, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2359%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/65f9768d0f344ae43d96e74c26d25b9ed302283b 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The hardline Mojtaba Khamenei, son of slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in 2019.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.2359,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/65f9768d0f344ae43d96e74c26d25b9ed302283b\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2359%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/65f9768d0f344ae43d96e74c26d25b9ed302283b, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2359%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/65f9768d0f344ae43d96e74c26d25b9ed302283b 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Analysts, who noted Trump&rsquo;s increasing desire to declare victory and make a deal, queried whether a productive settlement with the Iranian regime was possible.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Washington still doesn&rsquo;t understand Iran or where it is heading,&rdquo; Danny Citrinowicz, an Iran expert at the Israel-based Institute for National Security Studies, said on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump now faces three choices: accept Iran&rsquo;s terms, walk away from negotiations, or settle for an empty framework that allows him to declare the war over without resolving anything.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>It was also not clear that a ceasefire now would be supported by the United States&rsquo; allies and partners in the region. Israel, which has said it is not party to the talks, has an explicit goal of destroying the Iranian regime, while Gulf states such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are reportedly pressing for Iran&rsquo;s fighting capability to be further degraded.<\/p>\n<p>Trump argued the regime had already been changed, in effect. &ldquo;The leaders are all very different than the ones that we started off with that created all those problems,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I think we can say this is regime change.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.151%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/4e8835ba47b3e0e34e0e0fb04b8993733d838b84, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.151%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/4e8835ba47b3e0e34e0e0fb04b8993733d838b84 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.151%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/4e8835ba47b3e0e34e0e0fb04b8993733d838b84, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.151%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/4e8835ba47b3e0e34e0e0fb04b8993733d838b84 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Large crowds gathered in Tehran on March 18 during a joint funeral held for Ali Larijani and General Gholamreza Soleimani.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.151,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/4e8835ba47b3e0e34e0e0fb04b8993733d838b84\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.151%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/4e8835ba47b3e0e34e0e0fb04b8993733d838b84, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.151%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/4e8835ba47b3e0e34e0e0fb04b8993733d838b84 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Large crowds gathered in Tehran on March 18 during a joint funeral held for Ali Larijani and General Gholamreza Soleimani.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Getty Images<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Iran&rsquo;s new supreme leader is purportedly Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the assassinated supreme leader Ali Khamenei, but he has not been publicly seen since taking the job and has not provided proof of life.<\/p>\n<p>It was widely reported on Tuesday night (US time) that thousands of troops from the US military&rsquo;s elite 82nd Airborne Division were being sent to the Middle East. The number of soldiers varied from 1000 to 4000 in the reports, and it was not certain they would be deployed to Iran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"25\">\n<p>But analysts noted the decision to send troops &ndash; on top of US marines already heading for the region &ndash; was at odds with claims of progress towards a deal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump&rsquo;s decision to delay strikes on Iranian power plants should not be read as de-escalation,&rdquo; said Arash Reisinezhad, visiting assistant professor at Tufts University&rsquo;s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. &ldquo;It may serve to stabilise markets and contain oil shocks but also to buy time for military positioning.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.185%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/65f98c85f00cc07b5044089b5f347b8935ac423c, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.185%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/65f98c85f00cc07b5044089b5f347b8935ac423c 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.185%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/65f98c85f00cc07b5044089b5f347b8935ac423c, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.185%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/65f98c85f00cc07b5044089b5f347b8935ac423c 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thousands of troops from the US military&rsquo;s elite 82nd Airborne Division are being sent to the Middle East.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.185,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/65f98c85f00cc07b5044089b5f347b8935ac423c\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.185%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/65f98c85f00cc07b5044089b5f347b8935ac423c, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.185%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/65f98c85f00cc07b5044089b5f347b8935ac423c 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Thousands of troops from the US military&rsquo;s elite 82nd Airborne Division are being sent to the Middle East.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">US Army<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pakistan is shaping as a key intermediary in potential talks between the US and Iran. The country&rsquo;s army chief, Asim Munir, who visited Trump at the White House last year, has emerged as an interlocutor.<\/p>\n<p>The price of Brent crude dropped again on Tuesday amid the signals that a deal to end the war &ndash; or at least the US participation in it &ndash; was closer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"23.420454545455\">\n<p>But other than Trump&rsquo;s remarks, which he made during a news conference in the Oval Office, the White House was reluctant to confirm any details of the talks with Iran.<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-0 EmFFd\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-1 ePqZbx\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.9611%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/ab4f13d4b1b536d7c2420dd9308f6ce6b1adebda8249620164d22244a108fac1, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.9611%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/ab4f13d4b1b536d7c2420dd9308f6ce6b1adebda8249620164d22244a108fac1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.9611%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/ab4f13d4b1b536d7c2420dd9308f6ce6b1adebda8249620164d22244a108fac1, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.9611%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/ab4f13d4b1b536d7c2420dd9308f6ce6b1adebda8249620164d22244a108fac1 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nabi Chit gif\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_1.9611,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_0,%24y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/ab4f13d4b1b536d7c2420dd9308f6ce6b1adebda8249620164d22244a108fac1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.9611%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/ab4f13d4b1b536d7c2420dd9308f6ce6b1adebda8249620164d22244a108fac1, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.9611%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/ab4f13d4b1b536d7c2420dd9308f6ce6b1adebda8249620164d22244a108fac1 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&ldquo;These are sensitive diplomatic discussions and the US will not negotiate through the press,&rdquo; Trump&rsquo;s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said. &ldquo;This is a fluid situation, and speculation about meetings should not be deemed as final until they are formally announced by the White House.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing build-up of US troops in the region was not the only sign the war could escalate rather than fade. Israel bombed several targets in southern Lebanon, killing nine and adding to a death toll in that country that has already topped 1000, according to the Lebanese health ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Israel also outlined plans to occupy a &ldquo;security zone&rdquo; in southern Lebanon &ndash; a Hezbollah stronghold &ndash; after bombing bridges along a key river that will serve as a new demarcation line.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"21.436\">\n<p>Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron said he had spoken to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and emphasised the need for Iran to stop its &ldquo;unacceptable attacks&rdquo; against countries in the region, and restore free navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p> &ldquo;I urged Iran to engage in negotiations with good faith to open a path towards de-escalation and establish a framework that can meet the international community&rsquo;s expectations regarding Iran&rsquo;s nuclear and missile programs, as well as its destabilising regional activities,&rdquo; Macron said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>With David Crowe, staff reporter and agencies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Get a note directly from our foreign correspondents on what&rsquo;s making headlines around the world.<\/i><\/b> <b><i>Sign up for our weekly What in the World newsletter<\/i><\/b><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"article-footer\" class=\"sc-780f6c39-0 fWnQtB\">\n<div class=\"sc-780f6c39-1 bhFzjY noPrint\">\n<div class=\"sc-780f6c39-2 ksUUFP\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 kbEYga sc-780f6c39-3 fMMhlQ\" readability=\"6.3137254901961\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 kmQlMe\"><svg fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 TUyao\"><path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 gaKrMl\">Save<\/span><\/button>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 yEdFV sc-d1b14060-3 cpmcTK\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"8.0816326530612\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your saved list to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-b5b9fd03-0 ksyHqK\">\n<div class=\"sc-b5b9fd03-1 LVIFj\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Michael Koziol\" data-testid=\"author-avatar-image\" height=\"40\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/w_40,h_40,c_fill,g_auto:faces\/q_86,f_auto\/369958dc66697d0627416b0b8924e301553f0262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/w_40,h_40,c_fill,g_auto:faces\/q_86,f_auto\/369958dc66697d0627416b0b8924e301553f0262, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/w_80%2Ch_80%2Cc_fill%2Cg_auto:faces\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/369958dc66697d0627416b0b8924e301553f0262 2x\" width=\"40\" class=\"sc-9a01536c-0 libeSR\"><span data-testid=\"author-bio\" class=\"sc-b5b9fd03-3 cVMGnz\"><span>Michael Koziol is the North America correspondent for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald. 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