Trump says ‘good chance’ of progress in Iran talks. What we know

US President Donald Trump says Washington is engaged in “very friendly negotiations” with Iran after pausing military strikes last week, raising hopes that weeks of escalating attacks could give way to renewed diplomacy.Speaking to supporters in Michigan on Monday, Trump said there was “a good chance” of progress in talks aimed at ending months of fighting, but reiterated his warning that military action could resume if negotiations fail.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Sixty Palestinians detained by Israel return to Gaza, describe abuseslist 2 of 3France legend Zinedine Zidane confirmed as new national team managerlist 3 of 3Moment 7.1-magnitude earthquake rocks southern Japanend of listIran has publicly denied holding direct talks with Washington at all. The foreign ministry’s spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, said Tehran was not negotiating with the United States but added that “intermediaries may convey messages from the American side to us regarding ongoing developments in the region”.According to news outlet Axios, Oman is leading the mediation effort, with Qatar, Pakistan and Egypt also involved alongside Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.The diplomatic ...