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According to the US website Axios, talks mediated by Qatar between the United States and Iran remain deadlocked on key issues, as neither side has shown flexibility in its position.
According to the US website Axios, talks mediated by Qatar between the United States and Iran remain deadlocked on key issues, as neither side has shown flexibility in its position. According to the report, Iran is prioritizing the issue of the Strait of Hormuz and the US naval blockade in the negotiations, while the United States is demanding concrete concessions from Iran regarding its nuclear program.
Iran has also called for a return to the framework of a previous memorandum of understanding and for the naval blockade to be lifted. However, significant differences remain between the positions of the two countries. The June memorandum of understanding included provisions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, ending the US naval blockade and establishing a framework for nuclear negotiations. According to Axios, the deadlock in the talks has increased concerns about renewed military action. Some US officials reportedly believe that after the midterm elections in November, President Donald Trump could order the resumption of large-scale military operations.
Meanwhile, Qatar continues its diplomatic efforts to bridge differences between the two countries. Qatari mediators have attempted to narrow the gap between the two sides through a proposed two-page agreement. Separately, Iran’s National Security Council chief Mohsen Rezaei warned the United Arab Emirates that hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would not produce positive results. He said that just as hosting US military bases had not provided the UAE with security, hosting what he called the “butcher of Gaza” would not prove beneficial either. Rezaei urged the UAE to learn from the previous war, avoid actions that could fuel conflict and stop making what he described as baseless claims regarding Iranian islands.
