CAIRO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said new talks to wind down the war in Iran will start Monday, after announcing he is holding off on new massive strikes he had threatened to unleash on the country. Trump announces renewed talksTrump said Sunday that he decided against carrying out major strikes against Iran at the urging of Gulf allies Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Iran negotiates with Oman on contested trade routeThe Iranian Foreign Ministry said Tehran is not currently holding negotiations with the United States. Syrian and Iraqi leaders discuss security concernsSyrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Iraq’s Kurdish regional president met Monday to discuss ways of improving mutual cooperation and contributing to regional security. Last week, Iran publicly hanged two men convicted of killing four police officers during nationwide anti-government protests in January.