Mediators working to broker US-Iran deal, but major hurdles remain
CAIRO — Mediators are working with Iran and the United States on trying to broker a deal to end the fighting and open the Strait of Hormuz , three regional officials and two U.S. officials told The Associated Press, but major hurdles remain between the sides. The indirect talks come as the conflict, which is entering its eighth month, has caused global economic damage and badly battered Iran.…
Mediators are striving to facilitate a deal between Iran and the United States to halt the ongoing conflict and open the Strait of Hormuz, according to sources from three regional officials and two U.S. officials who spoke to The Associated Press. However, significant obstacles persist between the two nations. The indirect negotiations are unfolding as the conflict, now in its eighth month, has inflicted substantial global economic damage and inflicted substantial harm on Iran.
The discussions aim to restore safe shipping through one of the world's most vital waterways, but previous attempts to achieve this have been unsuccessful. Despite U.S. President Donald Trump's initial rejection of an Iranian proposal for a week-long reopening of the strait, contingent upon the U.S. lifting its blockade of Iranian ports, releasing frozen Iranian assets, and waiving sanctions on Iranian oil sales, the behind-the-scenes efforts persist.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who remained in New York following last week's gathering of world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly, is set to meet with Qatari mediators on Monday to discuss the latest negotiations, as reported by Iranian state media.
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