Trump Says Iran Talks Continue at Rapid Pace as 60-Day Ceasefire Push Faces Strain
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Updated · USA TODAY · Jun 1
Trump Says Iran Talks Continue at Rapid Pace as 60-Day Ceasefire Push Faces Strain
6 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Jun 1
Trump said talks with Iran are continuing "at a rapid pace," hours after saying he "couldn't care less" if the negotiations were over and had become "very boring."
Tasnim reported Tehran's negotiators halted communication with Washington through mediators in protest of Israel's widening ground offensive and bombardment in Lebanon, prompting the latest doubts over the channel.
The setback comes days after Trump officials said they were nearing a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and extend a ceasefire by 60 days; Trump also said Israel and Hezbollah had told him they planned to stop fighting.
Oil rose on reports of a negotiating freeze, but Trump said he expected prices to fall sharply; the broader dispute still centers on Iran's enriched uranium, which Tehran has called non-negotiable.
As Israel's Lebanon campaign intensifies, could Hezbollah's actions derail the fragile U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations?
Amidst conflicting claims of peace talks, is the Middle East on the brink of wider war or a historic deal?
With Iran's nuclear material secured underground, can diplomacy truly prevent a bomb?