Qatari and Pakistani mediators continued efforts Monday to broker a U.S.-Iran agreement to end fighting and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but U.S. and Iranian positions remained apart over Tehran’s nuclear program.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met Qatari mediators in New York and said they would relay discussed ideas to Washington. He said Iran hoped for a final U.S. response by Tuesday. A U.S. official said no agreement would be reached without addressing nuclear issues. U.S. officials told Axios that President Donald Trump was prepared to consider sanctions relief and the release of frozen Iranian funds in exchange for specific nuclear steps.
The Associated Press reported that Trump had publicly rejected Iran’s latest proposal, which offered to reopen the strait within a week if the United States lifted its blockade of Iranian ports and released frozen funds. Indirect talks were expected to resume as mediators continued seeking an agreement.