US stocks near record high, oil falls as Trump claims Iran talks under way

As Al Jazeera reports, the S&P 500 benchmark approached an all-time high on Tuesday while oil prices fell. President Trump claims negotiations with Iran are underway, though Washington and Tehran are offering conflicting accounts of whether talks are actually happening.

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