Trump announced the participation of Vance and Rubio in negotiations with Iran

On March 24, US President Donald Trump announced that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President Jay Dee Vance were taking part in negotiations with Iran.

"We are currently negotiating (with Iran — Ed.). They (special envoys Steve Witkoff and Trump's son—in—law Jared Kushner - Ed.) are doing this together with Marco and J.D.," the US president said during a conversation with reporters in the Oval Office.

In addition, Trump claimed that the Iranian side had agreed not to seek nuclear weapons.

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Washington has announced constructive talks with Tehran, although the Islamic Republic denies them.

Trump announced on March 23 that the US military would temporarily suspend strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure amid talks between Washington and Tehran. He also said that the United States and Iran had held two days of fruitful negotiations to resolve the conflict.

On the same day, the Iranian Foreign Ministry strongly denied the information about the alleged negotiations. According to the ministry, peace initiatives come only from the countries of the Middle East, and the statements of the American leader are an attempt to "buy time" for a military operation.

The Ynet portal, citing an Israeli official, reported on March 23 that the United States plans to announce the end of the military operation against Iran on April 9. It is specified that this will allow the American leader to visit Israel on Independence Day to receive the award.

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