Hello, this is Dylan Butts writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open.
Markets are struggling for direction as investors weigh ever-shifting signals from the Iran conflict.
On Tuesday, there were some indications from Washington on a possible de-escalation in the Mideast conflict. But between Trump’s claims of talks with Iran and Tehran’s denial, as well as reports on a potential U.S. troop deployment in the Middle East, investors and observers are understandably confused.
President Donald Trump reiterated on Tuesday that the U.S. and Iran were “in negotiations right now” and suggested Tehran was eager to make a peace deal, even as the Islamic Republic denies it is in direct talks with Washington.
Those comments were followed by a report from The New York Times, citing two unnamed officials, suggesting that Washington had sent Iran a 15-point plan to end the war.
