Nathan Hager

It's a tale of two diplomatic tracks for the U.S.

in Geneva.

On the one hand, the U.S.

and Iran are reporting progress after their latest indirect talks over Tehran's nuclear program.

Golnar Motavali is head of Bloomberg's Iran coverage.

Bloomberg's Gulnar Motavali reports Vice President J.D.

Vance told Fox News that Iran is still not engaging on President Trump's red lines and that all options are still on the table.

Crude oil is rising off the back of that.

West Texas Intermediate is up 3.1 percent.

Brent is up 3 percent.

As for the other Geneva talks between Russia and Ukraine, a second day of discussions there only lasted 90 minutes.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was left accusing Moscow of dragging things along.

Bloomberg's Tony Halpin is tracking that from Dubai.

Bloomberg's Tony Halpin in Dubai.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reportedly been holding secret talks with the grandson of de facto Cuban dictator Raul Castro.

Axios is reporting that the discussions with 41-year-old Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro are bypassing official Cuban government channels and suggesting the Trump administration sees Castro as Cuba's true decision maker.

The Jeffrey Epstein files are once again taking center stage.

Les Wexner, the retail mogul behind Victoria's Secret and other Elle brands, is giving closed-door testimony about his relationship with the late sex offender who also managed his money for decades.

Bloomberg's Lauren Dozenski has more from Washington.

Bloomberg's Lauren Zizenski in the nation's capital.