SUMMARYPresident Donald Trump insisted talks between the U.S. and Iran are ongoing, pushing back on Tehran’s claims to the contrary. A parallel track with Muscat is also advancing with Iran-Oman negotiations over the strait reportedly in their final stages. WASHINGTON- President Donald Trump on Monday insisted talks between the U.S. and Iran are ongoing after Tehran undermined him by saying it had no plans for direct negotiations with Washington. Trump, in an angry Truth Social post, called the Islamic republic’s leaders “unbelievably duplicitous” and accused them of lying about peace talks that are underway “whether Iran wants to admit it or not.” Iranian officials said negotiations over future management of the Hormuz Strait with Oman, which sits on the opposite shore of the waterway, are in their final stages.