Overview
- Officials from Washington and Tehran said talks showed limited narrowing of differences this week but no final agreement has been reached.
- The biggest sticking points are Iran’s near‑weapons‑grade enriched uranium stockpile and Tehran’s push to impose control or tolls over the Strait of Hormuz.
- President Donald Trump publicly vowed to recover Iran’s enriched uranium while Iranian sources reported the supreme leader ordered the material to remain in the country.
- Pakistan has stepped up shuttle diplomacy, with its interior minister and army chief holding fresh meetings in Tehran to carry U.S. proposals and seek a framework for peace.
- The stalemate keeps U.S. naval forces at high readiness in the Gulf, has produced selective tanker transits that move oil prices, and risks renewed strikes if talks collapse.