WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States and Iran were speaking “continuously,” denying reports that Tehran had broken off contact over Israeli attacks on Lebanon.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said that “one never knows” where the negotiations would lead, as mediator Pakistan continued diplomatic efforts to permanently end the US-Iran conflict through negotiations.
“Fake News Reports that the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the U.S.A., stopped speaking a few days ago are false and erroneous,” Trump said.
“The conversations between us have been going on continuously, including four days ago, three days ago, two days ago, one day ago, and today.”
Trump added: “Where they lead, one never knows, but as I told Iran, ‘It’s time, one way or another, for you to make a Deal. You’ve been doing this for 47 years, and it cannot be allowed to go on any longer!'”
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 2, 2026
Iran reviewing draft of potential deal with US
Meanwhile, Iranian media reported that Tehran is debating and reviewing the draft text of a potential deal with the United States.
According to Iran’s Mehr News Agency, citing a source close to the negotiating team, Tehran is still reviewing the draft text of a potential memorandum of understanding with the US and has not yet sent a response.
Iran is still debating and reviewing the draft text of a potential memorandum of understanding with the United States and has not yet sent a response, an informed source close to the negotiating team told MNA.https://t.co/T1h9mlF2FB
— Mehr News Agency (@MehrnewsCom) June 2, 2026
On Tuesday, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, in a phone call with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, reaffirmed Islamabad’s commitment to supporting diplomacy and sustained engagement as the preferred path to lasting peace and stability across the region.
Both sides expressed hope that ongoing Pakistan-led diplomatic initiatives would yield a positive outcome and durable peace in the near future.
Trump expects deal with Iran ‘over the next week’
On Monday, US President Donald Trump said that he expects an agreement with Iran to extend the current ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz could be reached “over the next week”.
“Looking good, looking good,” Trump told ABC News in a phone interview. “There was a little glitch today, but I turned that one around very quickly, as you probably noticed earlier.”
Trump said the “glitch” stemmed from Iranian anger over Israel’s attacks on Lebanon.
Trump described the possibility of a peace agreement with Iran as potentially “even better than a military victory”.
“It’s not a simple thing,” he said. “You’re talking about a real large country – them – very large country making a deal. Tremendous hostility, really.”
“So it’s not an easy thing for them. It’s actually not easy from our standpoint either. But we’re getting what we need to get.”
President Trump told @ABC News that he thinks he will have an agreement with Iran to extend the ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz "over the next week." https://t.co/9cglywf8pH
— ABC News (@ABC) June 1, 2026
Earlier, Trump said that talks between the US and Iran are continuing at a “rapid pace,” while also claiming progress on Lebanon ceasefire understandings between Israel and Hezbollah.
In a series of posts on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said negotiations with Iran were ongoing and suggested that Tehran was interested in reaching a deal with Washington that would be beneficial for the US and its allies.
Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts
Pakistan brokered a ceasefire between Tehran and Washington on April 8 that halted the war involving the United States, Israel, and Iran.
On April 11, Pakistan hosted high-stakes direct talks between the US and Iranian negotiators in Islamabad.
The Islamabad Talks concluded without a final agreement; however, they paved the way for further negotiations between Washington and Tehran to permanently resolve the conflict.
Deputy PM Dar, in a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, on Monday stressed the importance of ensuring that the ceasefire between the US and Iran is “sustained”.
During his phone conversation with Araghchi, Pakistan’s Deputy PM Dar emphasised the need to preserve existing understandings to prevent further escalation, the Foreign Office said in a statement.
Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi appreciated Pakistan’s “constructive role in regional diplomacy” and requested Islamabad to continue its efforts to help facilitate de-escalation in the region and maintain the ceasefire.
