New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- US President Donald Trump on Monday (August 3) insisted that fresh negotiations with Iran were underway, accusing Tehran of publicly denying talks even as discussions continued over the future of the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear program.

The latest diplomatic dispute unfolded just a day after Trump said he had called off a planned wave of major US strikes against Iran to allow space for negotiations, while Iranian officials maintained there were no direct talks with Washington.

In a lengthy post on Truth Social, Trump claimed Iranian leaders were seeking negotiations behind closed doors while publicly denying any engagement with the United States.

"Iranian Leadership is unbelievably duplicitous! They ask for...