Painfully slow progress towards a deal is apparently down to a cumbersome process in which messages take days to move back and forth.

Iranian President Masoud Pezehskian posted on X that Tehran was still "at the negotiating table".

Mr Trump previously claimed a peace deal with Tehran was imminent several times but efforts stalled and strikes have continued despite a ceasefire beginning on April 8.

Trump has repeatedly said that a peace agreement with Tehran is imminent, but diplomacy has stalled, and the two sides have been firing missiles in recent days despite a ceasefire…

Trump has repeatedly said that a peace agreement with Tehran is imminent, but diplomacy has stalled and the two sides have traded fire despite a ceasefire in place since April 8.

When asked whether a deal would be a matter of days or weeks, he said it would take "two or three days."....

Analysts still assume that, despite the continued conflict, a deal will eventually be reached that ends the war and reopens the Strait of Hormuz.

At the risk of predicting the actions of an inherently unpredictable man, it’s unlikely Trump is prepared to throw diplomacy to the wind

Despite President Donald Trump repeatedly saying a US-Iran deal is near, negotiations remain slow and uncertain. Talks rely on indirect channels, couriers, intermediaries and…

Painfully slow progress towards a deal is apparently down to a cumbersome process in which messages take days to move back and forth.