Iran fires missile salvo after Trump signals progress in talks
Oil prices dropped sharply and stocks in Asia rose on broader de-escalation hopes following nearly four weeks of war, as Trump appeared to be ramping up efforts to bring an end to his joint military operation with Israel.
Trump, whose daily statements have swung wildly from threatening to conciliatory, said Washington was "in negotiations right now" with Tehran.
"They did something yesterday that was amazing actually. They gave us a present and the present arrived today. And it was a very big present...