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Iran\u2019s chief negotiator \u2013 parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf \u2013 said recent Talks with the United States had made progress, but differences on nuclear matters and the Strait of Hormuz still persistedwhile President Donald TTrump mentioned \u201cvery good talks\u201d with Tehrandespite warning against \u201cblackmail\u201d in relation to this key shipping channel.<\/p>\n
Neither side offered details on the status of negotiations on Saturday, days before the fragile ceasefire in the US-Israel war against Iran expires.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have made progress, but there is still a lot of distance between us\u201dIran\u2019s chief negotiator, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, told state media, referring to last weekend\u2019s talks. \u201cThere are some issues that we insist on\u2026 They also have red lines. But these issues could be only one or two.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump said the United States was keeping \u201cvery positive conversations\u201dbut did not give more details.<\/p>\n
Tehran he turned back Saturday to reassert their control over the strait, closing the strategic point again for energy supply. Iran said it was responding to the continued US blockade of Iranian ports, calling it a violation of the ceasefire.<\/p>\n
For his part, the supreme leader, theyatol\u00e1 Mojtaba Khameneireappeared this Saturday and declared that theIranian army was prepared to inflict \u201cnew and bitter defeats\u201d on its enemies. Trump qualified the measure of \u201cblackmail\u201dalthough he praised the conversations.<\/p>\n