Iran-U.S. diplomacy intensifies as Trump seeks ‘right answers,’ Tehran signals gaps ‘reduced’

A new burst of diplomatic action intensified Thursday in a push to break the deadlock between the United States and Iran.

A new burst of diplomatic action intensified Thursday in a push to break the deadlock between the United States and Iran.

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Tehran was responding to Washington’s latest proposal, which had “reduced the gaps to some extent” between the two sides, the semiofficial ISNA news agency reported early Thursday.

It said that a visit by Pakistan’s army chief was “aimed at reducing these gaps and reaching the point of officially announcing acceptance of the memorandum of understanding.”