Two days after threatening to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants, Donald Trump on Monday declared the US had “very good and productive” talks with Tehran, with “major points of agreement” between the foes.
Iran’s response was to swiftly deny any talks had taken place. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, one of Iran’s top wartime leaders, said: “Fake news is used to manipulate the financial and oil markets and escape the quagmire in which the US and Israel are trapped.”
The terse reaction — even to the idea of indirect negotiations — underscores the formidable obstacles standing in the way of a deal to end the war that the US president claims is within reach.
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