Trump Signals Possible De-escalation as Iran Denies Talks

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0:05 I'm Alice Beth, and this is your latest NEWS UPDATE from Global

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0:11 President Donald Trump says Washington and Tehran have held

0:14 talks aimed at a complete and total resolution of hostilities

0:19 in the Middle East, a statement that could signal the first step

0:22 toward de escalation. According to Trump, those

0:26 discussions led him to postpone planned strikes on Iranian power

0:30 plants. The announcement had an

0:32 immediate impact on global markets, with oil and gas prices

0:35 falling sharply, but Iran is disputing that version of

0:39 events. Tehran's foreign ministry has

0:41 denied that any talks took place, according to reports from

0:45 CBS News. An Iranian news agency also

0:49 quoted an unnamed source saying there have been no negotiations

0:53 between Iranian officials and the US president.

0:57 The conflicting accounts leave significant uncertainty over

1:01 whether diplomacy is genuinely underway or whether the two

1:05 sides are communicating through indirect or unofficial channels.

1:09 Just days earlier, President Trump had issued a stark

1:13 ultimatum, giving Iran 48 hours to reopen the Strait of Hormuz,

1:18 warning that failure to comply would result in U.S. forces

1:22 obliterating Iranian power infrastructure.

1:25 Now, his latest message marks a noticeably more conciliatory

1:29 tone, even as military operations continue across the

1:33 region. For our deep dive and analysis,

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