Trump Hails Iran Talks, Tehran Sets 'Firm Positions'

US President Donald Trump said his officials had “very good” talks with Iranian envoys in New York, reviving hopes for a diplomatic off-ramp. Iran meanwhile laid down “firm positions” for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, including the US immediately lifting a naval blockade, unfreezing Iranian assets and ending the war “on all fronts”. Speaking to Bloomberg TV, Lizzy Galbraith, senior political economist at Aberdeen said that the fact that talks are happening is better than no talks, but s

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