Nuclear experts urged President Trump to keep Iran’s nuclear program at the center of talks, warning that the regime could seek sanctions relief before addressing remaining nuclear capabilities.

Taking to Truth Social on Friday, Trump said that the United States has agreed to continue talks for peace only because Iran has asked to continue it. However, he clarified that the ceasefire stands terminated despite the ongoing talks.

The U.S. and Iran have nonetheless continued to exchange strikes, with the strategic Strait of Hormuz the primary flashpoint. The latest round of U.S.-facilitated talks between Lebanon and Israel began on Tuesday in Rome, State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott announced in a post on X.

President Donald Trump moved on June 1 to keep peace talks going with Iran after the Islamic republic said it would walk away from negotiations over Israel’s continued bombing of Lebanon. Trump’s move to intervene comes after Iranian state media ...