Trump says talks with Iran ongoing

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on the creation of a critical mineral reserve, in the Oval Office at the White House, February 2, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Feb ‌2 (Reuters) - U.S. ‌President Donald Trump ‌said Monday that talks with ‍Iran were ‍ongoing amid ‌high tensions.

"We have ‍ships ​heading to ⁠Iran right now, big ‌ones ... and we ⁠have ‍talks going on ‍with Iran," Trump ‌told reporters at the White House. "We'll see how it works out."

(Reporting by ‌Steve Holland, Writing by ​Christian Martinez, editing by Michelle Nichols)