U.S. and Iranian negotiating teams could return here later this week for new talks, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing several sources, after the two sides concluded their latest round of negotiations without reaching a breakthrough.
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U.S. officials told the Associated Press that Islamabad and Geneva were being considered as possible locations for the new round of negotiations between the United States and Iran.
Disputes over Iran’s nuclear program persist, with Washington pressing Tehran to freeze uranium enrichment and give up its stockpiles of highly enriched uranium, while Iran seeks the release of frozen funds and broader sanctions relief.
Furthermore, the United States has imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports, and U.S. President Donald Trump warned that U.S. forces would “eliminate” any Iranian vessel approaching the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.
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According to some reports, mediators from Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey are working to revive negotiations before the current ceasefire expires.
“We are not in a total stalemate. The door is not yet closed. Both sides are negotiating,” a regional source told Axios, a U.S. online media outlet.
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