Iran’s FM Araghchi Contacted Trump Envoy Witkoff Without Authorization, Tasnim Says

The reported contact matters less for what was said than for the fact it surfaced through a domestic outlet aligned with hardline factions, suggesting internal friction over who controls the Iran file. It signals that channels to Washington may be active even where formal authorization is absent, which complicates any unified negotiating posture. For markets, the relevant question is whether such back-channel activity is tolerated or shut down, since that shapes the odds of any de-escalation path.