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Officials Say Mediators Are Still Working with Iran and the US on a Po
Negotiators say the plan would reopen the waterway, lift the U.S. blockade and remove sanctions after slight progress over the weekend.
- Mediators are holding separate talks with the United States and Iran on Monday and Tuesday, with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Qatari officials engaging in indirect negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- Both nations are hurting economically as Brent crude remains above $108 amid the naval blockade and U.S. sanctions. For months, the two sides have attempted to outlast one another while regional infrastructure endures missile and drone attacks.
- Talks focus on an amended seven-day proposal presented at the United Nations General Assembly. Although President Donald Trump publicly rejected the plan, officials suggest his comments may be a negotiating tactic rather than formal dismissal.
- Expanding regional instability threatens as Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen create a new front. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei warned on Monday of "painful blows" against enemy forces near the strait.
- Mediators report "slight progress" while attempting "to soften" positions on both sides, keeping the diplomatic track open despite significant hurdles. The talks have continued through the eighth week of conflict without resolution.
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Just one day after rejecting Iran’s ‘7-day plan’ to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that further negotiations with Iran would take place this week. It is reported that the U.S. and Iran will hold indirect negotiations through mediators, such as Qatar, as early as the 28th (local time). On the 27th, President Trump...
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