Iran’s top security official Mohsen Rezaei says Tehran is not negotiating with the United States and has received no clear response to its seven conditions for resuming talks. He also denied reports of a planned meeting with Vice President JD Vance in Qatar.
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That directly contradicts the picture coming out of Washington. Trump met with Qatari mediators Monday and has suggested diplomatic progress is being made. Qatar says it has received positive responses from both sides, but Iran says exchanging messages through mediators does not mean negotiations are underway.
Tehran says the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until its conditions are met. Meanwhile, oil markets have been reacting to Trump’s talk of progress. If Iran is right, some of the optimism behind the recent drop in oil prices may be getting ahead of reality.
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