{"id":26530,"date":"2026-08-03T21:51:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26530"},"modified":"2026-08-03T21:51:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:51:43","slug":"trump-accuses-iranian-leaders-of-duplicity-over-peace-negotiations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26530","title":{"rendered":"Trump accuses Iranian leaders of duplicity over peace negotiations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/twt-thumbs.washtimes.com\/media\/image\/2026\/08\/03\/Iran_War_57841_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President Trump on Monday accused <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/tehran\/\">Tehran<\/a> of being \u201cduplicitous\u201d and said peace negotiations were underway through mediators, whether Iranian officials wanted to admit it or not.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump fumed on social media after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/iran\/\">Iran\u2019s<\/a> Foreign Ministry said it is not talking to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/us\/\">U.S.<\/a> over control of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/strait-of-hormuz\/\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, one day after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/us\/\">U.S.<\/a> leader said he called off airstrikes in anticipation of new talks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIranian Leadership is unbelievably duplicitous!\u201d Mr. Trump posted on Truth Social. \u201cThey ask for a meeting, some would say \u2019beg,\u2019 talks begin, with more scheduled in the immediate future, and they say, openly and proudly, that they\u2019re not having any discussions, that nothing is being talked about, and they\u2019re only dealing with \u2019<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/oman\/\">Oman<\/a>.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump launched his war against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a> on Feb. 28 to prevent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a> from gaining a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/tehran\/\">Tehran<\/a> retaliated by clamping down on commercial shipping in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/strait-of-hormuz\/\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, an oil chokepoint between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/oman\/\">Oman<\/a>, and peace negotiations have focused on control of the waterway.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a> wants to maintain some level of control over the strait with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/oman\/\">Oman<\/a>, sparking cycles of violence in which the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/us\/\">U.S.<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a> trade airstrikes, only to pull back and consider peace negotiations.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2026\/aug\/3\/iran-says-no-talks-us-expected-despite-donald-trumps-assurances\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    SEE ALSO: Iran says no talks with U.S. expected despite Trump\u2019s assurances<\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/tehran\/\">Tehran<\/a> officials have been developing a framework with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/oman\/\">Oman<\/a> for control of the strait in line with a memorandum of understanding that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a> signed with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/us\/\">U.S.<\/a> officials. However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/us\/\">U.S.<\/a> considers the memo a dead document.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Democrats and other critics say Mr. Trump is stuck in a \u201cwar of choice\u201d with no exit strategy, but the administration insists the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/us\/\">U.S.<\/a> military has the upper hand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing gets through to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a>, unless we want it to, and nothing will get through, unless a Deal, or Total Surrender, is accomplished,\u201d Mr. Trump posted Monday. \u201cWhether <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a> wants to admit it or not, we are, in fact, talking of a solution to a problem that they have caused, for decades. It is very simple, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/iran\/\">IRAN<\/a> WILL NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/us\/\">U.S.<\/a> stocks surged Monday after Mr. Trump called off strikes over the weekend upon the request of allies in the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n<p>                        <a name=\"pagebreak\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The cost of Brent crude oil, an international benchmark, dropped about 6% to around $83 per barrel on Monday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"author-contact-section\">\n<\/section><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump on Monday accused Tehran of being \u201cduplicitous\u201d and said peace negotiations were underway through mediators, whether Iranian officials wanted to admit it or not. 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