President Donald Trump stated on Monday that negotiations, which had been in a stalemate over the weekend, were progressing at a "very rapid pace."

Trump wrote on Truth Social that progress was being made after Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire in separate phone calls with the President. 

He wrote on Truth Social on Monday afternoon, "I had a very productive call with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu of Israel, there will be no movement of troops toward Beirut and all troops already on the move are being sent back. Similarly, I had a very beneficial call with Hezbollah, through high-level representatives, and both sides have agreed to cease all engagements. That means Israel will not attack Hezbollah, and Hezbollah will not attack Israel."

And about an hour later, he wrote in another post, "Talks with the Islamic Republic of Iran are continuing at a very rapid pace. Thank you for your interest in this matter!"

Earlier that day, President Trump grudgingly praised Iran's negotiating team in an interview with NBC News, stating that they were "better as negotiators than as fighters."

These messages came just hours after the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported earlier that morning that "the Iranian negotiating team will suspend talks through intermediaries and exchange of messages," effectively declaring a halt to negotiations.

However, President Trump stated in his interview with NBC that day that the decision had not been communicated to the White House.

"It is fair to say they are better at negotiating than fighting, but they didn't let us know that," Trump said in a brief phone call.

"That doesn't mean we're going to go in and bomb them," he added, "but the blockade will remain."

Contrary to the reports from Iranian news agencies, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry stated on Monday that the Iranian Foreign Minister had requested Pakistan to help facilitate de-escalation in the region and support efforts to maintain the ceasefire between the US and Iran.

In a post on X, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry stated that Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi of Iran made these requests in a conversation with Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar.

"Foreign Minister Araghchi also expressed appreciation for Pakistan's constructive role in regional diplomacy and requested Pakistan to continue its mediating role to facilitate de-escalation of the current situation and support efforts for maintaining the ceasefire," the ministry stated.

The ministry also added that Foreign Minister Dar conveyed Pakistan's "serious concerns" to the Iranian Foreign Minister and emphasized the importance of maintaining the ceasefire to prevent the breakdown of existing agreements.

"Both leaders agreed to maintain close contact," the ministry stated.

This is not the first time that a divergence has been shown between state media reports and statements from the Foreign Ministry within Iran.

Some analysts believe that communication is still in disarray among key figures in Iran.

Earlier on May 31 (local time), the Iranian opposition media Iran International reported, citing sources, that President Pezeshkian had submitted an official resignation letter to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.

Iran International reported that it is unclear whether Khamenei will accept the resignation, but the incident suggests a deepening rift within the core of Iran's power structure.

However, pro-government media immediately dismissed the reports of President Pezeshkian's resignation.

Tasnim news agency, citing high-level government sources, criticized Iran International as a "factory for producing lies" and "rumors" regarding President Pezeshkian and reported that the resignation rumors could be a ploy by Western intelligence agencies.

USA NNP=Reporter Hong Seong-gu / Special Correspondent NNP info@newsandpost.com