American officials said that progress was made in the talks between the U.S. and Iran on nuclear issues on Tuesday in Geneva, and the Iranian negotiation team is expected to return with a new and more specific plan in two weeks, showing that both sides still prefer to keep their differences on the negotiation table, thus reducing the likelihood of military conflict in the short term. The official also emphasized that there are still many details to be discussed. Later, Vance said in an interview with Fox News that "some aspects of the talks have made good progress," but Trump has set several "red lines" which the Iranian side has not yet been prepared to acknowledge and address, and the U.S. will continue to push for negotiations. Iran stated that it has reached a "general agreement" on the "guiding principles" of a potential agreement and will proceed to draft the text accordingly. After talks with U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East, Tewfik, Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif said that both sides would draft and exchange the agreement texts and then determine the date for the third round of talks, but warned that the next stage would be more "difficult and detailed." In the context of diplomatic progress and increased military preparations, Iran announced that it would temporarily close part of the waters of the Strait of Hormuz due to military exercises, while the U.S. deployed a second aircraft carrier to the region. Affected by Zarif's statements, oil prices fell, and West Texas Intermediate crude oil once dropped below $63 per barrel.
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