US President Donald Trump claims active negotiations with Iran are underway
On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump surprised observers by asserting that his administration has been engaging in very productive talks directly with Iranian officials since taking office last November. He emphasized the current state of these discussions while suggesting a positive shift from previous administrations' approach to Tehran's leadership style and policies regarding regional conflicts like Gaza.
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1US President Donald Trump claimed on Monday that his administration is having 'very good and productive conversations' with Iran regarding ending the war.
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2Iranian leaders have explicitly denied any negotiations are currently taking place between their government and Washington.
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US President Donald Trump claimed that his administration had 'very good and productive conversations' with Iran regarding ending the ongoing war, but Iranian leaders have denied these negotiations are taking place.
— (Lapresse.ca)President Donald Trump stated on Tuesday in the Oval Office that he is currently backtracking from recent threats of escalation because U.S. and Iran 'are negotiating right now' with Tehran eager to make a peace deal, while Iranian officials have denied direct talks are occurring.
— (CNBC)Le président américain Donald Trump affirme avoir mené des négociateurs productifs avec un dirigeant iranien, tandis qu'un leader iralien nie formellement toute discussion en cours. Ces déclarations contradictoires surviennent alors que l'Iran refuse de répondre à une ultimatum US exigeant la réouverture du détroit d'Ormuz sans menace sous peine de ciblages énergétiques américains.
US President Donald Trump claimed his administration held productive conversations and reached major agreements regarding ending a war between himself (referring) as US president. However the text cuts off before identifying who he specifically said was engaged with from Iranian regime, though it notes that Iran denied negotiations were taking place earlier in Monday