Washington
\nUS President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States was getting along very well with Iran and that recent meetings in Qatar had gone well on the denuclearisation of Tehran.
\n\u201cThe denuclearisation of Iran is moving along well,\u201d Trump told reporters. \u201cThey\u2019ve had very good meetings, and we\u2019ll see.\u201d
\nThe US and Iran held technical talks in the Qatari capital of Doha on Wednesday as they seek to \u200cagree on the flow of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and secure a lasting ceasefire, a source with direct knowledge of the talks and an Iranian official said.
\nTrump\u2019s son-in-law Jared Kushner and envoy Steve Witkoff met the prime minister of Qatar \u2014 a mediator in the talks alongside Pakistan \u2014 to lay the groundwork for the \u200bnegotiations, but would not be attending the discussions themselves, the source with direct knowledge of the talks said.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re getting along very well,\u201d Trump said, adding Iran has \u201ccome a long way.\u201d
\n\u201cI think they\u2019re fine,\u201d the president added.
\nUS-Iran indirect talks in Qatar focus on release of funds, Strait of Hormuz
\nIndirect talks between Tehran and Washington have been ongoing since Tuesday night in Doha, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday, adding that discussions were focused on the release of Tehran\u2019s funds and the Strait of Hormuz.
\n\u201cIndirect negotiations began on Tuesday night. Iran held meetings with Qatari and Pakistani officials, who in turn met with the US side. The indirect talks continued on Wednesday, focusing on Iran\u2019s frozen assets and the Strait of Hormuz,\u201d the official said.
\nAraghchi warns Israel of powerful response over Katz\u2019s remarks
\nIran\u2019s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi has reacted strongly to a post in which Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Iran\u2019s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was \u201cmarked for death.\u201d
\n\u201cThe terms of the Islamabad MoU are crystal clear and public for all to see,\u201d Araghchi said. \u201cPOTUS has committed the US to muzzling its pets in Tel Aviv. If they ignore their master, Iran will school them.\u201d
\nIn quotes shared by Israeli media on Monday, Katz described the Iranians as \u201cgood merchants\u201d trying to extract concessions in negotiations and said Israel would not allow Iran to produce nuclear weapons.
\nIn response, Araghchi said that \u201cany threat against our People and Leadership will receive an immediate, powerful response.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Washington US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States was getting along very well with Iran and that recent meetings in Qatar had gone well on the denuclearisation of Tehran. \u201cThe denuclearisation of Iran is moving along well,\u201d Trump told reporters. \u201cThey\u2019ve had very good meetings, and we\u2019ll see.\u201d The US and Iran […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-553995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-world"],"yoast_head":"\n