Donald Trump says the U.S. and Iran had “very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities“. But the Speaker of Iran’s Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf posted on X that “no negotiations have been held with the US”. There are no formal diplomatic relations between Iran and the U.S., so they communicate with each other indirectly using other countries in the region as mediators. So, who is talking to whom? And what role are neighboring countries like Turkey playing? #dwnews
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