Trump sees progress as US, Iran hold Qatar talks

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US President Donald Trump noted progress in indirect talks with Iran held in Qatar aimed at de-escalating Middle East conflict. The Iranian delegation agreed to establish a communication channel to monitor violations of a memorandum of understanding in these diplomatic efforts.

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that indirect talks with Iran in Qatar were making progress, offering a tentative sign that diplomacy was holding after recent exchanges of fire threatened efforts to end the Middle East war. Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi, who led Tehran's delegation, later said the talks had concluded and that the sides had agreed to establish a communication channel by Thursday to report and record violations of their initial memorandum of understanding.