Iran Denies US Talks Progress, Calls Reports Inaccurate

The dispute is less about diplomacy than about information itself: Iranian sources are explicitly framing the leaks as market-moving constructs aimed at oil prices, which makes the credibility of the reporting the story. That matters for anyone trading headline risk around energy and, by extension, risk assets, since unverified claims of de-escalation can move positioning before any official confirmation exists. The open question is whether Tehran's denial is a negotiating posture or a genuine correction, and whether subsequent reporting converges on either version.