India, Aug. 3 -- US President Donald Trump on Monday accused Iran's leadership of being "unbelievably duplicitous" and claimed that Tehran was privately seeking talks with Washington while publicly denying that any negotiations were taking place.

On Truth Social, Trump alleged that Iranian leaders requested a meeting and begun discussions, even as they publicly insisted they were only engaging with Oman.

"Iranian Leadership is unbelievably duplicitous! They ask for a meeting, some would say 'beg,' talks begin, with more scheduled in the immediate future, and they say, openly and proudly, that they're not having any discussions, that nothing is being talked about, and they're only dealing with 'Oman,'" Trump wrote.

Trump also claimed th...