[U.S. Officials State There Are Currently No Plans for New Iran Talks] BlockBeats News, August 4, according to CBS citing U.S. officials, despite Trump previously stating that talks with Iran would begin on Monday afternoon (local time), there are currently no plans for new negotiations. Only ongoing discussions between Middle East envoy Whitaker, Kushner, and the U.S. negotiation team with the Iranian team through mediators are taking place.