The United States is "sitting by the phone" but has heard no message yet from Iran that it is willing to accept President Donald Trump's overtures for direct talks, a senior Trump administration official said on Friday, according to Reuters.

"We think they should de-escalate and come to negotiations," the official, who declined to be identified, told a small group of reporters.

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