{"id":6242,"date":"2026-08-03T17:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T17:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6242"},"modified":"2026-08-03T17:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T17:08:09","slug":"trump-blasts-iranian-leadership-as-unbelievably-duplicitous-over-talks-denial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6242","title":{"rendered":"Trump blasts Iranian leadership as \u2018unbelievably duplicitous\u2019 over talks denial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>US President Donald Trump has criticised Iran\u2019s leadership as \u201cunbelievably duplicitous\u201d after Tehran announced that it was not holding talks with Washington.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Iranian officials had asked for a meeting and that talks had begun, with more discussions scheduled in the immediate future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey ask for a meeting, some would say \u2018beg\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 \u2018Oman\u2019,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump also reiterated his claim that the Strait of Hormuz is under American control rather than Iranian control, citing the US naval blockade and military presence in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNothing gets through to Iran, unless we want it to, and nothing will get through, unless a deal, or total surrender, is accomplished,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump further said that regardless of whether Iran acknowledged it, the two sides were effectively discussing a solution to what he described as a problem Iran had caused \u201cfor decades\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhether Iran wants to admit it or not, we are, in fact, talking of a solution to a problem that they have caused, for decades,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US President Donald Trump has criticised Iran\u2019s leadership as \u201cunbelievably duplicitous\u201d after Tehran announced that it was not holding talks with Washington. 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