Iran war: No deal close despite some progress — Tehran
Key takeaways
- Washington and Iran have presented conflicting assessments on the prospects for a peace deal.
- The remarks come after US President Donald Trump said Sunday that he had told his negotiators not to "rush" the deal, which he said on Saturday had been "largely negotiated."
- Iran's Tasnim news agency, however, said on Sunday that as far as it knew, key clauses of a possible deal remained "unresolved at this time," including the issue of frozen Iranian assets.
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Washington and Iran have presented conflicting assessments on the prospects for a peace deal. Oil prices have fallen despite the uncertainty. DW has the latest.
https://p.dw.com/p/5EHLh Hundreds of ships and thousands of their crew have been stranded with the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz Image: REUTERSAdvertisement Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says "there is a pretty solid thing" agreed on the path to a deal as exchanges continue between Washington and Tehran Iran has poured cold water on US claims that an agreement to end the conflict is near Oil prices nonetheless fell more than 4% to two-week lows on Monday amid optimism that a deal could be in sight Here is a roundup of the latest developments from the Iran war and the wider Middle East on Monday, May 25:
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