India, March 31 -- US President Donald Trump claimed that he was negotiating with the Iranian parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, to end the US-Iran war that has been raging for over a month now.

Ghalibaf, who has been critical of Trump and the US, rebutted the Republican leader's claims. So did a spokesperson for Iran's foreign ministry.

First, Donald Trump claimed in a New York Post interview that the US would know "in a week" if Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf was willing to work with Washington.

"We're gonna find out. I'll let you know that in about a week," he said.

The Republican also threatened widespread destruction of Iran's energy resources and other vital infrastructure, including desalination plants, if a deal to end...