US President Donald Trump asserted on Wednesday that US and Iranian officials will hold talks next week, giving rise to cautious hope for longer-term peace, a day after a fragile ceasefire appeared to hold, even as Tehran insisted it will not give up its nuclear program.

Trump, who negotiated the ceasefire that took hold Tuesday on the 12th day of fighting between Israel and Iran, told reporters at the NATO summit in The Hague that he wasn’t particularly interested in restarting negotiations with Iran, insisting that US strikes had destroyed its nuclear program.

“We may sign an agreement, I don’t know. To me, I don’t think it’s that necessary,” Trump said. “The way I look at it, they fought, the war is done.”

However, Iran has insisted it will not give up its nuclear program, and its parliament agreed to fast-track a proposal that would effectively stop the country’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Iran also has not acknowledged any talks taking place next week, and an Iranian official questioned whether the United States could be trusted after its weekend attack on Iranian nuclear sites.

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