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Iran's Speaker Denies Trump Claims, US Prepares Talks with High-Ranking Official in Pakistan

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The Iranian President of the Parliament has refuted Donald Trump's reports as fake news regarding ongoing high-level negotiations between Washington and Tehran for an end to hostilities. While these claims were dismissed by Iran's top legislative leader, US officials are reportedly preparing a potential meeting in Pakistan with either another senior official or specifically this week on March 23rd involving the Iranian Speaker himself.

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    US officials are in contact with a high-ranking Iranian official, though the President of Iran's parliament denied these talks.
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    Parliamentary backchannel negotiations between US and Iran regarding an end to hostilities were reported by Greek media outlets on March 23rd at different times.
[Mar 24, ...] (No specific date provided in source text)
March 16:07 Axios reported that a meeting is being prepared between Americans and the President of Iran's parliament.