President Trump said Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf was among the Iranian officials communicating with the United States about ending the war, according to remarks to the New York Post on March 31, and said more details would come in about a week. Qalibaf denied that any negotiations with the United States were taking place. The new statements add a direct dispute over whether contacts are underway, alongside earlier claims that indirect U.S.-Iran talks via Pakistan were progressing and that Trump hoped to secure a deal before the April 6 deadline while reported plans for strikes on Iranian energy facilities were paused for 10 days.