Trump says Iran has ‘one more chance at peace’ as Tehran calls reports of US talks ‘fake news’

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• President Donald Trump says the US and Iran have held talks on the “complete and total resolution of hostilities” in the Middle East

• Writing on social media, Trump says he’s postponed threatened strikes on Iranian power plants for five days – oil and gas prices fall immediately

• However, Iran’s parliament speaker denies discussions have taken place, saying “fake news” is being used to “manipulate” the oil markets

• Speaking after his initial social media post, Trump says Iran has “one more chance” at peace

• These head-spinning developments highlight how fast-moving and unpredictable this war has become, our Washington correspondent writes

• Meanwhile, strikes continue to hit Iran’s capital Tehran and Beirut in Lebanon, where the health ministry says 1,039 people have been killed since the conflict started last month

Source:Fiilafmonline/BBC