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US efforts to persuade China to help bring Iran back to negotiations and ease tensions around the Strait of Hormuz. The leaders of the world’s two largest economies are due to meet on Thursday
US will not permit Iran to keep its stockpile of highly enriched uranium. However, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has issued a directive that [Iran’s enriched uranium](/news/liveblog/2026/5/22/iran-war-live-signs-of-progress-amid-efforts-to-reach-us-iran-peace-deal) should not be sent
negotiations with Iran and Lebanon. The people in Gaza pointed to two main scenarios: either the calm on the Iran and Lebanon fronts leads Israel to put more pressure on Gaza militarily or regional
issue of Iran’s nuclear capability a “red line”. Iran’s de facto blockade of the strait came in response to the US and Israel launching attacks on the country on February 28. A naval
negotiate an end to the two-month US-Israel war on Iran after scrapping a visit to Islamabad by his representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The two main sticking points are the issues
negotiators convinced that they had stopped the US from achieving its war aims, that was trust-destroying – if not an outright deal breaker. “There isn’t a division in Iran over the war or over
US Assistant Secretary of State Mark Kimmitt, Trump’s reported demand that Iran halt all uranium enrichment is unrealistic and unlikely to be accepted by Tehran. “If there is anything the Iranians are going
US-Iran conflict: What’s the latest as the Islamabad talks stall? United States President Donald Trump has cancelled a planned visit to Pakistan by his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who had been
issue its response on Friday, but “it hasn’t happened”. Atas said one reason for the delay is that the US proposal is “an extremely technical text”, with Iranian negotiators “concerned about every date
negotiations. EPA/SOHAIL SHAHZAD](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/13906985-1776628640.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C515&quality=80) The Serena Hotel is scheduled to host the anticipated next round of talks between the US and Iran. [Sohail Shahzad/EPA] ## Pakistan’s preparations Amid those military and social media
negotiations, including on nuclear issues and the Strait of Hormuz. Trump has repeatedly said the complete eradication of Iran's atomic program is the key U.S. demand. Over the weekend, [Trump said](https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2048121273390161980?s=20):
issue of compensation was discussed in last week’s negotiations between Tehran and Washington in Pakistan, and will be raised in any potential future talks with the US and mediators. The government has said
negotiations earlier this month ended without an agreement. Key issues, including Iran's nuclear programme and control of the Strait of Hormuz - a key oil transport route - remain in contention. Earlier on Sunday, Trump said
issues including Iran sanctions legislation, US arms sales to Israel and the United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025. According to its website, FDD Action offers lawmakers and officials “direct support including legislative drafting
issues set aside temporarily. The Wall Street Journal reported Iran had softened its preconditions for talks, dropping the demand for the US to lift its blockade before further negotiations
negotiations. “That’s natural. They start off with maximalist positions and then soften.” On Monday, Iran launched missiles and drones at the United Arab Emirates when Donald Trump launched [a short-lived effort to support
issued by the US president on [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran), and sometimes there are as many as seven a day, Tehran cannot ignore them all, even if they contradict what the Iranians are being told
US President Donald Trump and the leadership in Iran, it's a chance to take credit for bringing about a ceasefire. Netanyahu can point to the fact that Israeli troops remain on the ground
negotiations with Tehran remain deadlocked. - **Trump may accept Iran proposal to end war:** The US president is likely to back Tehran’s plan to ease mounting economic pressure, former US official Henry S Ensher said
US twice and “on both occasions, military aggression against Iran took place concurrently with the negotiations. Such behaviour is effectively like ‘stabbing from behind’”. - **Iran has denied any involvement in damage to a South Korean