He did not explicitly mention Mr Trump's comments.An Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said Iran would convey its response soon via Pakistan, according to Iranian state media.Mr Trump later said at an event at the White House: "We are dealing with people that want to make a deal very much."He has been describing the war as a "skirmish" and told PBS it had a "very good chance of ending", but he had "felt that way before with them, so we'll see what happens".Earlier this week the US launched "Project Freedom" to offer naval protection to commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz But Mr Trump paused it within two days, saying he wanted to see if a deal could be reached.Iran has since resumed warning that ships will be targeted if they try to cross the strait.US forces are also still blockading Iranian ports.The US military said it fired on an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday morning