Rubio tours UAE as Iran leaders visit Pakistan amid diplomacy shift
President Donald Trump has said there will be no further US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, while insisting that Iran has agreed to allow nuclear inspections, despite Tehran’s denial of such commitments. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has arrived in Abu Dhabi, marking the first stop on his Gulf tour. Meanwhile, Iran’s president and foreign minister are in Pakistan following weekend negotiations in Switzerland. In parallel diplomatic developments, a new round of talks between Israel and Lebanon has begun in Washington, DC, according to the Israeli Embassy in the United States. Follow our live updates here:
Trump signals fresh US-Iran thaw, says ‘fair deal’ within reach as nuclear talks continue
US President Donald Trump his administration was working toward a “fair deal” with Iran, expressing optimism that negotiations were progressing and describing relations between the two countries as positive despite lingering disagreements over key issues, including nuclear inspections and sanctions relief.
“We’re trying to work out a fair deal with Iran,” Trump told reporters, adding that the United States and Iran were “getting along well” as negotiators seek to finalize an agreement aimed at ending months of conflict and preventing Tehran from developing nuclear weapons.
Source: Gulf News
