Trump says Iran talks advancing quickly, announces Israel-Hezbollah truce

President Donald Trump said Monday that peace negotiations with Iran are progressing rapidly and announced separate agreements with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hezbollah representatives to halt military operations against each other.

The announcements mark a potential turning point after Tehran suspended negotiations to protest Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah, with the Trump administration simultaneously hardening its terms in a revised memorandum of understanding that would extend a ceasefire by 60 days and demand Iran renounce nuclear weapons development.

Trump wrote Monday on Truth Social that "Talks are continuing, at a rapid pace, with the Islamic Republic of Iran," adding that "Iran really wants to make a deal, and it will be a good one for the U.S.A. and those that are with us."

In a separate post, Trump said he held a productive call with Netanyahu and confirmed that Israeli forces would not deploy to Beirut. "I had a very productive call with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, of Israel, and there will be no Troops going to Beirut, and any Troops that are on their way, have already been turned back," Trump wrote, according to The Korea Times.

Trump also announced a parallel agreement with Hezbollah. "Likewise, through highly placed Representatives, I had a very good call with Hezbollah, and they agreed that all shooting will stop — That Israel will not attack them, and they will not attack Israel," he wrote.

The diplomatic flurry followed a turbulent weekend. Tehran had suspended its negotiations with Washington in protest over Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon, The Korea Times reported. Over the same period, U.S. forces struck Iranian radar and command facilities in what the administration described as self-defense, while Iran launched missiles at American troops stationed in Kuwait.

A memorandum of understanding aimed at extending the ceasefire by 60 days had been under active negotiation. The Washington Post reported that Trump revised and toughened the terms before sending them back to Tehran. The administration's conditions include Iran pledging not to pursue nuclear weapons, surrendering its enriched uranium stockpiles and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

When asked about the prospect of talks collapsing, Trump appeared unbothered, telling NBC News: "If they don't want to talk, that's okay with me. I think it's fine. I don't particularly want to talk either. We talk too much."

No timeline for a comprehensive agreement has been announced, and it remained unclear Monday whether Tehran had formally responded to the administration's revised terms.