{
  "id": 94946,
  "title": "Trump says Iran talks happening ‘right now’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/trump-says-iran-talks-happening-right-now",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-03T18:13:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-says-iran-talks-happening-right-now"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump said that talks with Iran are ongoing, describing it as Tehran's \"last chance\" to make a deal. According to Trump, these talks are happening \"right now\" at Iran's request, and are backed by several countries including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar.\n\nHowever, Iran has contradicted Trump's statement, saying that there are no talks underway with Washington. Iran has instead announced that it is negotiating a joint temporary shipping corridor with Oman to address the backlog in the Strait of Hormuz.\n\nTrump has criticized Iran for its actions, calling its leadership \"unbelievably duplicitous\". He also stated that the Strait of Hormuz is \"already completely controlled by the United States Navy\" and that \"nothing gets through to Iran, unless we want it to, and nothing will get through, unless a deal, or total surrender, is accomplished.\"",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Lacking leverage over Trump, Israel stays quiet on US-Iran talks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/lacking-leverage-over-trump-israel-stays-quiet-on-us-iran-talks",
        "published": "2026-08-03T15:16:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Trump says talks with Iran are ‘last chance’ to forge a deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/trump-says-talks-with-iran-are-last-chance-to-forge-a-deal",
        "published": "2026-08-03T19:45:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "The Trump administration's contradictions and contortions on Iran war, Blanche nomination and more",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/the-trump-administrations-contradictions-and-contortions-on-iran-war",
        "published": "2026-08-03T22:07:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}