War in West Asia LIVE: As enemies hold fire, Trump believes there is a "good chance" of progress in the Iran negotiations.

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Tehran had earlier denied that there were any talks with the U.S. to end the conflict.



As the two countries held their fire for a third day in a row, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed hope on Monday, July 28, 2026, regarding the possibility of a negotiated peace agreement with Iran.

On Air Force One, Mr. Trump declared, "I have a lot of patience... We'll see what happens." "I believe the likelihood of something happening is quite high."
Tehran had previously denied holding any negotiations to put an end to the confrontation with the United States.

"We may receive signals about current events in the region from the American side through mediators. However, we are not currently in talks with the United States," stated Esmaeil Baqaei, a spokeswoman for Iran's foreign ministry.
Tehran had previously denied holding any negotiations to put an end to the confrontation with the United States.

As Israel gets ready to leave two "pilot zones" in southern Lebanon, the U.S. State Department stated on Monday that the next round of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon will take place in Rome on August 4–6.

The next round of U.S.-mediated negotiations was first announced by Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani last week. A State Department official who wished to remain anonymous told AFP about the negotiations.

The official told AFP that "technical groups will focus on advancing the full implementation of the framework agreement in Rome." The planned discussion "includes expanding the pilot zone process, resolving all outstanding border issues, and working on a comprehensive peace and security agreement."

As investors consider a halt to US strikes on Iran, oil prices drop 1%.
As market players continued to consider the possibility of a diplomatic resolution to their conflict and the normalization of Middle East energy flows, oil prices dropped 1%.

By 00:46 GMT, Brent crude futures had dropped $0.54, or 0.6%, to $87.82. The price of U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was down $0.66, or 0.8%, to $81.95 a barrel.

Earlier in the day, both contracts dropped 1% to their lowest point in almost a week.

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