In a post on X, Khamenei’s son and successor as Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, promised to avenge the deaths of those killed in U.S. strikes.

“This vengeance is what our nation is demanding, and this must definitely be done,” Mojtaba Khamenei said. He has not been seen in public since the attack on Feb. 28 at the start of the war that killed his father and other family members.

Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Oman early Saturday for talks. Oman has been a key mediator in efforts to end the war.

A senior Middle East diplomat with direct knowledge of the talks told MS Now that France and the U.K. are studying proposals drafted by Oman that may allow the charging of navigational fees in the strait of Hormuz, so long as the tolls are not compulsory and have the support of the UN’s International Maritime Organization that regulates sea transport.

Shipping traffic through the strait practically ground to a halt after the start of the war, as Iranian forces choked off vital energy supplies from the Middle East, sending oil prices soaring.

Under the interim deal with the U.S., Iran promised safe passage to commercial ships through Hormuz and agreed to not charge tolls for 60 days. In exchange, the U.S. lifted its naval blockade of Iran and temporarily removed sanctions on its oil sales.

But Tehran has insisted in the three weeks since the deal that ships are entitled to safe passage only if they use a northern route through Iran’s territorial waters.

The U.S. president’s latest verbal salvo came after a day of relative calm following a week of fighting and fears that a fragile ceasefire could be about to break down.

Trump said early Friday said that the United States and Iran have agreed to continue peace talks, even though the ceasefire established by last month’s preliminary deal has been scrapped.

In a Truth Social post, Trump claimed that the Islamic Republic “has asked us to continue ‘talks’” and that “we have agreed to do so.”

“But the United States has stated to them, in no uncertain terms, that the Cease Fire is OVER!” Trump wrote.

Iran’s state media channels did not immediately confirm or deny that it had asked to continue negotiations.