Iran's military rejects Trump's talk of negotiation, as Israel and Iran launch airstrikes

Donald Trump claimed the US was in negotiations to end the war 

President Donald Trump delayed his self-imposed deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz (Alex Brandon/AP)

Israel and Iran exchanged airstrikes on Wednesday, as Iran's military rejected President Donald Trump's claim the US was in negotiations to end to the war which has roiled energy and financial markets, saying the US is negotiating with itself.

The rejection ​of negotiations by the unified command of the Iranian Armed Forces, which is dominated by the hardline elite Revolutionary Guards, comes amid reports the US has sent a 15 point ‌plan for discussion to Tehran.