While stressing that the June ceasefire between the two nations was over, President Donald Trump on Friday said the United States had agreed to talks with Iran after Tehran asked to continue negotiations.

"The Islamic Republic of ⁠Iran has asked us to continue 'talks.' We have agreed to do so, but ⁠the United States has stated to them, in no uncertain terms, that the Cease Fire is OVER!" Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.

The U.S. and Iran traded strikes this week, with the Iranian armed forces launching attacks on U.S. military infrastructure in Gulf states ⁠on Thursday following U.S. strikes ⁠on Iran's southern coastal and eastern provinces.

The two ⁠nations ⁠reached an interim deal last month to end a four-month conflict that has throttled worldwide energy supplies.

White House frustration with the ongoing fighting mounts, as the Republican Party faces midterm elections later this year amid high gas prices and voter discontent.