Productive talks between US President Donald Trump and Iran are welcome as Britain wants de-escalation in the Middle East and the re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday.
Asked about Trump's announcement that he would postpone strikes against Iranian power plants following "very good" conversations with Tehran, Starmer's spokesperson said: "Any reports of productive talks are welcome."
"We've always said that swift resolution to the war is in global interests and the Strait of Hormuz specifically needs to be reopened," the spokesperson told reporters.
Iran's Fars news agency, citing a source, said there are no direct or indirect communications with the United States, despite US President Donald Trump's recent statement about "productive" talks with Tehran.
Fars also said Trump backed down on targeting Iranian power plants after Iran warned it would target power plants across West Asia in response.
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Donald Trump said he expects to make big strides on achieving a ceasefire with Iran within the next several days, CNBC reported citing a phone call with the American leader.
ReplyDelete"He went on to say [that there have been] great meetings, great conversations, and [he] hopes that within the next five days something very substantive can be arrived at for the end of hostilities," CNBC host Joe Kernen said citing his conversation with the US president.
Trump also said in the call that he considers a "regime change" in Iran to have already occurred, as "totally different people" are participating in the negotiations from the Iranian side, CNBC noted.
"Iran wants to make a deal badly. <...> It could happen sooner but I have put down five days," Trump said in a conversation with journalist Maria Bartiromo, as cited by her on air of Fox Business.
Tehran has not held and is not holding talks with Washington on ending the conflict, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported, citing a source.
ReplyDeleteAccording to its information, the US president has decided not to strike Iranian infrastructure because "Iran’s military threats have become more convincing."
Passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be fundamentally different following the United States and Israeli attack, despite Trump’s assertions, the Tasnim news agency said, citing a source.
According to the source, "amid such psychological warfare, the Strait of Hormuz will not return to its pre-war state nor will any tranquility to energy markets."
Brent oil futures with the settlement in this May fell by more than 14% on the London-based ICE, according to market data.
ReplyDeleteOil prices plunged and European stocks rebounded after US President Donald Trump ordered a halt to strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure after claiming "very good" talks with Tehran.
DeleteTrump's comments sparked a sharp reversal on markets, with crude prices sinking as much as 14 percent after rising around one percent earlier in the day.
President Donald Trump said Monday that there are “major points of agreement” in US-Iran talks which he said must result in Tehran giving up its nuclear ambitions and enriched uranium stockpile.
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