The fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran has continued to shatter global markets. These are the major takeaways of what happened overnight.
What did Trump say?
US President Donald Trump spoke with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, discussing the wars in Ukraine and Iran.
Trump said that the conversation was “very good” and that the US was “going to come up with a solution relatively quickly” over its continuing conflict with Iran.
He also said that the US was having talks with the Iranians. “They’ve come a long way. The question is whether they’re going to go far enough. At this moment, there will never be a deal unless they agree that there will be no nuclear weapons.”
In addition, Trump commented that the wars in Iran and Ukraine could end on a “similar timetable”.
According to Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov, the phone call lasted for more than an hour and a half, with Putin warning Trump of “the inevitable, extremely dire consequences not only for Iran and its neighbours, but for the entire international community, if the US and Israel resort to force again”.
Trump told reporters that Putin offered to help remove Iran’s enriched uranium from the country.
