Trump says US has no interest in Iran talks as cost of war increases

As the United States struck Iran for an 11th consecutive night, and Tehran expanded its offensive against Gulf States, Pakistan intensified its diplomatic efforts to salvage the interim agreement between the two sides after its collapse.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed "deep concern" over the escalating conflict, urging "all sides to exercise restraint and refrain from actions that could further destabilize the region," according to a statement by the Prime Minister's Office on X.

The statement comes as Sharif held close-door talks with Iran's Interior Minister Eskander Momeni on Tuesday. Momeni also met with Pakistan's army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, who played a key role in brokering last month's interim deal.

However, on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said Washington had "no interest" in talks with Iran for now, while signalling further escalation by suggesting US forces could soon strike an area near Iran's main sites for uranium enrichment.

"They want to desperately meet. And until they're ready to meet in a meaningful way, we have no interest in meeting," he told reporters in the Oval Office.

It comes as the US military said it completed its 11th night of strikes on Iran early Wednesday, striking military assets.

"CENTCOM assets targeted Iranian military operations centers, maritime capabilities, aircraft hangars, drone storage facilities, and military logistics infrastructure to further degrade Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz," it wrote in a statement on X.