Trump administration engaged in ‘preliminary conversations’ with Iran to end war
Source: NBC News Politics · Bias: Center Left
Summary
President Trump backs down from his ultimatum to strike Iran’s power plants after what he says were “productive” talks with Tehran. NBC News correspondent Monica Alba, Raf Sanchez, Courtney Kube and Brian Cheung report on the latest in the war and the market’s reaction to the president’s comments that the Strait of Hormuz could open “very soon.”
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