Trump says US-Iran talks will be behind closed doors


President Donald Trump takes questions as he speaks during a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House. REUTERS/Evan Vucci

WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - ⁠U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday ⁠said talks on the Iran crisis would ‌be held behind closed doors, and that "only one group of meaningful 'POINTS'" were acceptable to the United States, ​but gave no other details ⁠about the negotiations.

"These ⁠are the POINTS that are the basis on ⁠which ‌we agreed to a CEASEFIRE. It is something that is reasonable, ⁠and can easily be dispensed with," he ​said in ‌a social media post.

Trump separately told ABC ⁠News ​in an interview that he expects talks to begin on Friday and to move very ⁠quickly.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ​earlier on Wednesday said U.S. and Iranian delegations would be arriving in Pakistan on Friday after ⁠the two nations accepted a two-week ceasefire.

Trump in his online post also threatened a federal probe into unnamed individuals he accused--without ​providing evidence--of circulating various ⁠correspondence that he said were not the basis ​for the ceasefire agreement.

(Reporting ‌by Bhargav Acharya and Christian ​Martinez; writing by Susan Heavey; Editing by Daphne Psaledakis and Caitlin Webber)

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