US, Iran not in talks to end war, White House says

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with prominent economists at the Central Bank of Iran in Tehran, Iran, on August 26, 2026. /VCG White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday that the United States and Iran are not currently in talks to end the war, as the US is focused on its economic pressure against Iran, with all options "on the table.