Conflicting claims on US-Iran talks amid war
Trump says 'productive' talks happened with Iran, but Iran's officials deny it. Analysts think Trump might be talking up negotiations to calm oil markets, while Iran downplays talks to cause economic pain to the US. Both sides have reasons to lie, and the war's unpopularity in the US and Iran's own suffering could push them toward a deal, but Iran's hardliners might want to drag it out for more deterrence.
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