Moments after announcing Lebanon truce, Trump claims talks with Iran ‘rapidly continuing’

By Jacob Magid

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1 June 2026, 8:55 pm

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Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

A man waves an Iranian flag for a pro-government campaign under a billboard with a graphic showing the Strait of Hormuz and sewn lips of US President Donald Trump in a square in downtown Tehran, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

US President Donald Trump claims “talks are continuing, at a rapid pace, with the Islamic Republic of Iran.”

He makes the announcement on Truth Social shortly after announcing a new ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah — one that came hours after Tehran reportedly threatened to bolt talks with the US if the IDF’s strikes in Lebanon did not cease.

The sequence of events would appear to undercut US efforts to try to separate the war in Lebanon from its conflict with Iran. Tehran has insisted on tying the two, as it seeks to protect its Hezbollah proxy and continue influencing events in Lebanon.