Trump says new round of Iran talks will begin Monday

What the report says

US President Donald Trump said new talks with Iran are scheduled to start on Monday afternoon, after he decided not to go ahead with planned strikes. In comments aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Trump said he had paused the military option to give diplomacy another chance, and he did not identify the venue or the participants in the discussions. The report was published by Al Jazeera on August 2, 2026.

According to Al Jazeera, Trump said Gulf allies, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, as well as Tehran, had urged him to hold off. He also said Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman warned of possible unintended consequences if attacks went ahead. Trump linked the talks to wider issues, including the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear programme, though he did not spell out any concrete terms.

The article said Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, had spoken that same day with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Pakistani Army Commander Asim Munir about regional diplomacy and security. Iranian officials also said negotiations with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz were in their final stages, while stressing that those talks were separate from whether the waterway would be opened or closed.

The development comes amid continued tension between the United States, Israel and Iran, with the Strait of Hormuz remaining important for global energy supplies. Al Jazeera noted that earlier efforts at de-escalation had faltered, and that the latest announcement suggests a renewed attempt to combine pressure with negotiations.