US President Donald Trump said Washington was engaged in “good talks” with Iran and that an agreement to halt the five-month conflict remained possible, but warned that American air strikes would resume if negotiations failed.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Monday, Trump said the two sides were currently in contact following Washington’s decision on Saturday to suspend a two-week bombing campaign against Iran.
“We’re talking right now,” Trump said. “We’re having good talks. I think there’s a good chance that something could happen, and if it does, good. If it doesn’t, we go back to doing what we were doing two days ago.”
The suspension marked another major shift in US strategy during the conflict, although developments across the region suggested the pause remained fragile.
Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Iraq reported drone attacks on Monday, while Riyadh said it had intercepted unmanned aircraft targeting petroleum facilities, including sites in the capital.
Saudi authorities said the drones had been launched from Iraq by Iran-backed armed groups and warned that the kingdom reserved the right to respond.
Separately, Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement said it had targeted Saudi Arabia’s 1,200-km East-West Pipeline, which carries crude oil from the kingdom’s eastern fields to the Red Sea export terminal at Yanbu.
The Houthis said the operation was carried out in response to alleged Saudi drone incursions into Yemeni airspace.
Despite Trump’s comments, Iran has publicly said it is not seeking to restart peace negotiations with the United States. Tehran has, however, indicated that it would suspend its own attacks for as long as Washington maintains its self-declared ceasefire.
Iran also insisted that it remained in control of the Strait of Hormuz, the strategically important shipping route through which a significant share of global energy supplies passes.
Trump has demanded that commercial vessels be allowed to travel freely through the waterway, which has become a central flashpoint in the conflict.
