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Pezeshkian says trust in US talks has eroded

The Iranian president’s statement preceded Donald Trump’s rejection of an Iranian proposal concerning shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Adrian Cole
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Source: Al Jazeera Global News · View original source
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IRAN–US RELATIONS

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran no longer trusts talks with the United States, according to Al Jazeera.

The report said his statement came shortly before US President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal concerning shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

The sequence was reported, but the available information does not establish a direct link between Pezeshkian’s remarks and Trump’s decision.

The proposal’s terms and the current conditions for shipping through the strait were not provided. The report also gave no further detail on Pezeshkian’s remarks.

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