Are there talks to end the Iran war? Depends on which side you ask

It has been more than a week since President Donald Trump announced the U.S. was in conversation with Iran. But Tehran denies negotiations are taking place .

WASHINGTON — It has been more than a week since President Donald Trump announced the U.S. was in conversation with Iran, but despite offers by Pakistan to host in-person discussions, no face-to-face meeting has been set and Iran denies negotiations are taking place.

The two sides have acknowledged exchanging messages through intermediaries, and the top diplomats of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt have held talks about possible talks. But it wasn’t clear whether anything has resulted from the discussions, as thousands more U.S. troops arrive in the Middle East and Trump threatens to attack Iranian energy infrastructure.

In other words, while progress may be playing out behind the scenes, there’s little public indication that the war is coming to a diplomatic end anytime soon.

Meanwhile, oil prices continue to spike, and so do gas prices in the U.S., an issue for Trump as the midterm elections draw nearer.

Trump said Monday on Truth Social that the U.S. was in serious discussions with a “new, and more reasonable, regime” to end the war in Iran, adding that “great progress has been made,” but he also threatened to attack key Iranian energy infrastructure if a deal wasn't reached shortly.