Trump says no talks or conversations going on, or scheduled, with Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said there were no conversations taking place or scheduled with Iran, noting that the Hormuz Strait is open.

"There are no talks or conversations going on, or scheduled, with the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Naval Blockade remains in full force and effect. The Hormuz Strait is open and operating," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

All water mines have been removed or detonated, said Trump.

He also posted a map on Tuesday marking the Strait of Hormuz as a "new U.S. territory," which immediately drew a sharp rebuke from Iran.

Iran's Fars News Agency dismissed the claim on social media, calling Trump's assertion that the Strait of Hormuz belongs to the United States "delusional."

"Trump's delusion about the Strait of Hormuz will either be corrected by himself or by us," Kazem Gharibabadi, Iranian deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, said in a post on social media platform X.

Meanwhile, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on Tuesday that the Strait of Hormuz will not be opened unless the United States fulfills its commitments under the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding (MoU).

Qalibaf, during a session of the legislative body, listed some of the conditions under the MoU for the waterway's reopening as lifting the anti-Iran naval blockade, releasing Iranian frozen assets, removing oil sanctions, and stopping threats and military operations on all fronts.

The United States must implement all the provisions it has committed to under the MoU, otherwise the strait will not be opened, he said.

Trump says no talks or conversations going on, or scheduled, with Iran

Trump says no talks or conversations going on, or scheduled, with Iran

China on Saturday expressed serious concern and firm opposition to new U.S. outbound investment restrictions, saying that it will closely follow relevant developments and reserve the right to take all necessary measures.

The statement made by a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce came in response to a media query regarding the U.S. Treasury Department's updated proposed rules on outbound investment released on Friday.

In the statement released on the ministry's official website, the spokesperson said that the proposed rule expands the scope of investment restrictions targeting China in a discriminatory manner and intensifies these constraints, which is a classic example of generalizing the concept of national security and runs counter to the important consensus reached by the two heads of state.

It also interrupts normal economic and trade cooperation between Chinese and U.S. enterprises, and undermines the international economic and trade order, the spokesperson added.

Highlighting China's enormous market and immense consumer and investment potential, the spokesperson emphasized that investing in China means investing in the future.

U.S. restrictions on investments in China not only hinder bilateral economic and trade cooperation, but also harm the interests of American enterprises themselves, the spokesperson noted.

China urges the U.S. side to respect the laws of a market economy, stop overstretching the concept of national security, stop politicizing and weaponizing trade and economic issues, and create an enabling environment for China-U.S. business cooperation, said the spokesperson.

China firmly opposes US discriminatory investment restrictions: spokesperson