Donald Trump announces ‘very high level’ talks with Iran

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President Donald Trump has announced the US would hold direct talks with Iran on curtailing Tehran’s nuclear programme, in a sign of possible progress in one of the Middle East’s most intractable problems.

Trump said the talks on Saturday would be “very high level”. “We’re dealing with them directly,” he said. “Maybe a deal’s going to be made — that’d…