Framing Analysis
US and Iranian officials described ongoing talks on a 14-point memorandum of understanding as showing progress, with nuclear matters set aside for separate negotiations within 60 days. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio characterized the discussions as a work in progress, while President Trump stated any deal must be great and meaningful or there would be none. Oil prices fell 6 percent on Monday amid the reports, and Israeli officials called the emerging framework a bad deal.