The president in a Truth Social post dismissed an Axios report that indicated he was willing to give Tehran sanctions relief and release frozen Iranian funds in return for “concrete steps” on its nuclear program.
“This is untrue. I offered them NOTHING!,” Trump wrote, dismissing the Axios story, as a “HOAX.”
Brent crude, the international price benchmark, was trading at $103.09 per barrel at 2:00 a.m. E.T., a 0.49% rise. U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures were up 0.18% at $89.53 a barrel.
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Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araqchi met with Qatari mediators in Doha late Tuesday, where he received U.S. feedback on the Islamic Republic’s seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Araqchi will discuss the response in Tehran on Wednesday.
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Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari said the country continues to exchange messages between the two parties.
“We’re working towards establishing a common ground in order to get into a deal that would save all of us from the repercussions of the conflict,” he told reporters.
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