Trump discussed a possible Iran deal as Costa Rica’s minister attended a regional security meeting

6 articles · 5 outlets (1 relaying others' reporting) · 5 countries · Sources | Summary

At a New York meeting focused on the Shield of the Americas, Costa Rican foreign minister Manuel Tovar attended without first informing President Laura Fernández. Separately, Donald Trump described U.S.-Iran talks as productive and said an agreement might be reached, though his comments gave conflicting timelines.

Countries involved United States · 0 of our 3 outletsIran · 0 of our 2 outletsSaudi Arabia · 1 outletIsrael · 0 of our 1 outlet

First reported among our outlets by Le Monde (France), 22 Sep 19:42 UTC · most coverage from Russia (1), France (1)

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Okaz · Saudi Arabia25 Sep 02:54

Secretly met Trump… Costa Rica’s president ousts her foreign minister

Translated from: قابل ترمب سرًا.. رئيسة كوستاريكا تطيح بوزير خارجيتها

Highlights Fernández’s defense of attending

South China Morning Post · Hong Kong24 Sep 21:18

Costa Rica’s foreign minister fired for attending Trump meeting

Quotes Fernández saying she should have attended

she should have been the one to attend the meeting of Trump’s anti-cartel “Shield of the Americas” alliance in New York

Le Monde · France22 Sep 19:42

Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of carrying out new deadly strikes in Yemen

Translated from: Les houthistes accusent l’Arabie saoudite d’avoir mené de nouvelles frappes meurtrières au Yémen

Carries Trump’s post-election Iran outlook

Clarín · Argentina24 Sep 20:10

Costa Rica’s president dismisses foreign minister for not informing her of Trump-led meeting

Translated from: Presidenta de Costa Rica destituye a canciller por no avisarle de reunión liderada por Trump

Relays AFP

Relays AFP’s detail about Fernández’s agenda

TASS · Russia23 Sep 17:43

No breakthrough in US-Iran contacts yet, but exchange of ideas continues — Rubio

Names Kushner, Witkoff, and Iran mediators

met with the mediators on Iran deal

1 more from TASS

Trump says 'a lot of good thoughts' presented at Iran meeting

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Accounts conflict

When Trump thought a U.S.-Iran agreement might be reached

Trump was quoted as saying a deal might come just after the U.S. legislative elections in November.

Trump was also quoted as saying a peace deal might come before the November 3 midterm elections.

the United States and Iran may conclude a peace agreement before the midterm Congressional elections due on November 3.

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