U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, May 27, that easing sanctions on Iran is not part of current negotiations to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and limit Iran’s nuclear program. During a White House Cabinet meeting, Trump told reporters, “We’re not talking about any easing of sanctions or giving money, no sanctions, no money, no nothing,” according to Middle East Eye [1]. Meanwhile, Islamic Consultative Assembly Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has repeatedly insisted that access to frozen funds should be a confidence-building measure before talks proceed. Ghalibaf and Iran’s central bank chief traveled to Qatar on…

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