Trump announces talks with Iran on Monday

What the report says

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that talks with Iran are set to begin Monday afternoon, according to The Independent Uganda’s report based on Xinhua. He made the remarks while speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on the way to Joint Base Andrews. Trump said the discussions would follow earlier planning around possible U.S. strikes, which he said several regional governments wanted halted because they believed an agreement could be reached.

In the account published by The Independent Uganda, Trump said Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar had urged Washington to stop the planned strikes. He also said Iran had asked the United States to pull back, and that the current approach was to negotiate directly. The report quoted him as describing potential understandings on the Strait of Hormuz and on Iran’s nuclear program, though the article did not provide details of any formal deal.

The piece said Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke with Trump on Saturday and expressed concern about the proposed action against Iran, according to a U.S. official cited by Axios. It also noted broader calls from Pakistan, Qatar, the UAE, Türkiye and others for de-escalation. The developments matter because they point to renewed diplomacy amid regional tension over Iran, the Strait of Hormuz and nuclear issues.