India, Feb. 18 -- Iran and the US reached an understanding on the main "guiding principles" during talks aimed at resolving their long-running nuclear dispute, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Tuesday, cautioning that an agreement was not imminent.

The indirect discussions involved US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, son-in-law of President Donald Trump, alongside Araqchi, and were mediated by Oman.

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On Monday, Iran conducted a military drill in the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial international waterway through which Gulf Arab states export much of their oil, even as regional countries continued to call for a diplomatic resolution to the dispute.

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