Trump Open to Deal as Masoud Pezeshkian Seeks Negotiations

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian instructed Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to begin negotiations with the USA following military escalations in the Arabian Sea where a USA fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone.The diplomatic outreach, reportedly backed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, occurs as USA envoy Steve Witkoff prepares for Friday talks in Istanbul to address Iran's 60 percent uranium enrichment.Tensions remain high as the USA maintains a significant naval presence near the Strait of Hormuz following the harassment of the tanker Stena Imperative by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.