Earlier, Reuters reported that US President Donald Trump claimed while speaking to the news agency that Iran planned to make ​an offer aimed at satisfying US demands, as ‌peace talks were expected to resume in Pakistan.

“They’re making an offer and we’ll have to see,” Trump said during a phone interview.

Reuters has now shared more details from the conversation, according to which Trump said he did not know what the offer would be yet.

When asked who the US was negotiating with, Trump said: “I don’t want to say that, but we’re dealing with the people that are in charge now.” He declined to provide names.

Asked what is needed to lift the blockade, Trump said: “I’d have to be able to answer that question later. I have to see what they’re offering.”

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