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.…
Cairo — Diplomats are striving to negotiate an agreement between Iran and the United States aimed at ceasing the ongoing conflict and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, according to statements from three regional officials and two U.S. officials to The Associated Press. However, significant obstacles persist between the two nations.
These ongoing indirect talks occur as the conflict, which has been raging for eight months now, has dealt a severe economic blow and inflicted substantial damage on Iran. Various attempts to permit unhindered maritime traffic through the strait, a critical waterway globally, have not succeeded. The officials disclosed that these behind-the-scenes efforts continue despite U.S. President Donald Trump's initial rejection of an Iranian proposal to reopen the strait on the condition of lifting the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports, releasing frozen Iranian assets, and waiving sanctions on Iranian oil sales, among other stipulations.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who remained in New York following the recent UN General Assembly, is scheduled to meet with Qatari mediators on Monday to discuss the latest negotiations, as reported by Iran's state media.
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