U.S. and Iran plan direct (or not-so-direct) talks: At the end of March, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian rejected direct talks with the U.S., though he conceded that indirect talks were still an option. Yesterday, however, while meeting with Israeli PM Netanyahu, President Trump announced that the U.S. would enter into direct talks with Iran this Saturday and that Iran is "going to be in great danger" if the talks don't go well. This comes after the U.S. deployed the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group to the area to support the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed that the talks will take place Saturday and that he will lead the delegation to negotiate with U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff. Perhaps it's just wordsmithing, but Araghchi referred to these as "indirect high-level talks" instead of direct talks.
