U.S. President Donald Trump says Washington has agreed to continue negotiations with Iran after Tehran asks to keep talking. Multiple outlets report Trump makes the comments on Friday, stating that negotiations are set to continue even as the United States tells Iran that the ceasefire is no longer in effect. Trump reiterates that a ceasefire reached earlier—described by some reports as an April 8 ceasefire that ended weeks of fighting—has been finished, though lower-intensity conflict has continued.

The reports also reference renewed hostilities in recent days, including strikes that involved U.S. action against Iranian sites and Iranian retaliatory strikes, which followed attacks on commercial tankers linked to Qatar and Saudi Arabia. One outlet additionally cites Iranian media reporting that a Qatar-mediated delegation is in Tehran, suggesting backchannel or facilitated engagement even though direct U.S.-Iran talks have not resumed since last month. Overall, the sources agree that the U.S. signals ongoing talks while formally characterizing the ceasefire as ended.