US-Iran talks take sudden, uncertain shift with sweeping claims on both sides

[Ellen Mitchell, Laura Kelly, Filip Timotija]

President Trump sprinted ahead Friday to take a victory lap celebrating what he said was Iran’s agreement to open the Strait of Hormuz and a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. But conflicting statements from Iranian officials and Israeli pushback on the terms of the ceasefire with Lebanon are raising doubt about the president’s actual successes. …

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