Trump Implies Iranian Talks Progress to Avoid Flare-up
The fresh diplomatic signals came ahead of US midterm elections on Tuesday in which Trump’s Republican Party is pushing to retain control of Congress, facing voter dissatisfaction over the war and surging petrol prices it has provoked.
But Washington’s diplomatic efforts were undercut hours later by a claim that the United States had bombed Iran, in what the Wall Street Journal said was the latest of a series of limited operations it surreptitiously carried out against the Islamic Republic in recent weeks.
Vice President JD Vance addresses members of the media during high-level discussions between the US and Iran at the Bürgenstock Resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, Switzerland. File Photo/AP
The U.S. Central Command did not immediately respond to an AFP request for comment.
Oil prices fell more than seven percent on Monday as traders anticipated the eight-month conflict could end sooner.
The WSJ revelation emerged just ahead of the midterm elections, when Democrats are expected to take at least partial control of Congress and put political constraints on Trump for the first time in two years.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi waits to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for the discussions at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. File/AP Earlier, the Axios news outlet reported Vance sent a letter to Iranian national security chief Mohsen Rezaei regarding possible new discussions. It would be the highest-level step in months.
The messages we received from Washington were a confirmation of our victory,” stated Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref.
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