Donald Trump: Negotiations with Iran could resume two days later

JAKARTA - President Donald Trump expressed optimism about the possibility of restarting negotiations with Iran, which he said could happen in the next two days in Pakistan.

"Something could happen in the next two days," Trump said in a telephone interview with the New York Post on Tuesday, as reported by Antara from Anadolu.

In the course of negotiations with Iran, Trump referred to Pakistani Field Marshal General Asim Munir, who had a strong relationship with Trump when he tried to mediate a resolution of the Pakistan-India conflict last year.

"He's fantastic, and that's why we'll probably be back there," Trump said.

About an hour before the statement, Trump sought to play down the prospect of returning to Pakistan, telling the Post in a separate phone call.

"We may go to another location. We have started thinking about other locations (for negotiations)," he said.

It's unclear what changed between the two phone calls.

A White House official separately confirmed that further talks with Iran were still being considered ahead of a potential expiration of a short-term ceasefire next week.

"Further talks are being discussed but nothing is scheduled at this time," the official said.

The war involving Iran, the US, and Israel has triggered a spike in global oil prices due to Tehran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

However, when the first Iran-US talks in Islamabad last week failed to produce an agreement, Trump ordered the US Navy to blockade the strategic maritime route.

Trump criticized European countries for refusing to participate in efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Instead, many European leaders have blamed Trump for starting the fight against Iran without consulting them.