Caroline Leavitt, the White House spokesperson, said in an interview with Fox News that there is currently no ongoing negotiation between the United States and the Islamic Republic, and that “all options remain on the table.”

These remarks are made while regional diplomatic efforts to reduce tensions between Washington and Tehran

Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, met on Thursday in Tehran with Abbas Araghchi, the foreign minister of the Islamic Republic, to discuss reducing tensions and creating conditions for talks.