Trump Says US-Iran Talks Ongoing but Tehran Not Ready for Deal
🕊️ DIPLOMACY — Talking and ready to deal are two very different things right now. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Trump's admission confirms a back-channel exists — likely Oman — but Tehran's "not ready" signals no concessions on Hormuz sovereignty, the core impasse. Public confirmation of talks raises the cost of walking away for both sides, but it also tells Iran Washington wants out. That asymmetry hands Tehran leverage heading into Thursday's address.
