Middle East crisis live: Iran denies Trump’s claims that talks due to take place

Iranian spokesperson says there are no plans to receive or send a delegation following US president’s assertion that talks would take place on Monday

Trump says Iran talks set for Monday

CNN reports that an officer in the intelligence branch of the US Central Command sent a message to a broad group of military analysts “looking for new creative and unconventional ways to pressure and punish Iran”.

The email went out on Wednesday, before Donald Trump threatened to launch new strikes against Iran and then backed down after speaking on the phone to the Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman.