US President Donald Trump said he has held direct conversations with Iran and predicted the conflict between the two countries is "hopefully" approaching its end, according to reports from Al Jazeera, Fox News and Reuters.
The remarks were made on the campaign trail, where Trump also forecast that the fighting would soon conclude, CBN reported. He described the exchanges as direct, though few further details were given about when the purported talks took place or who took part.
The claim has drawn attention because it suggests a possible diplomatic channel between Washington and Tehran, even as the war continues. Al Jazeera framed the statement around the question of whether diplomacy is picking up again, while Bloomberg described the situation as a "little war" that had grown considerably larger.
