US president dismissed Iranian media reports agreement was close, despite earlier suggesting a deal could be signed this weekend
Prospects for an immediate end to the war between Iran and the US remained uncertain on Friday amid a chaotic series of conflicting claims and counter-claims by US and Iranian officials about ongoing negotiations
Donald Trump seemed to distance himself from his earlier comments that suggested a preliminary agreement could be signed as soon as this weekend, with a series of angry social media posts describing the Iranians as “very dishonorable people to deal with”.
Continue reading...This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Jason Burke in Jerusalem and Joseph Gedeon in Washington.
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