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mediation between the US and Iran had confirmed the information initially reported by Axios, but the proposal has not been publicly outlined. "The American proposal is still being reviewed by Iran and after concluding
negotiations to end the three-month-old war. The US and Iran [have sporadically exchanged strikes](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/28/us-new-strikes-iran-israel-intensifies-attacks-southern-lebanon) since their planned ceasefire took effect in early April, as diplomacy aimed at a more durable
negotiations on its stock of highly enriched uranium. Asked whether the US would lift sanctions on Iran in return for the country reopening the Strait of Hormuz, Rubio said that would not be sufficient. “That
Iran-backed Hezbollah group. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who mediated, said it was a "historic opportunity" to end Hezbollah's influence. A US statement said the two sides had agreed to launch direct
negotiations in Geneva before the war, Iran offered to dilute the HEU, which would extend the period it would take to produce a nuclear warhead, but the US has called for its complete removal
US and Iran must be clarified to Iran’s satisfaction before the memorandum of understanding can be sent to Iran’s supreme national security council and the supreme leader Motjaba Khamenei for ratification, Iranian officials
US and Iranian delegations met in Islamabad last month for their first talks since 1979. Although negotiations ended without a deal, they marked a rare moment of direct engagement. Pakistan has since coordinated with regional
negotiations can only follow the lifting of sanctions and the end of the US [naval blockade](/news/2026/4/14/no-ships-make-it-past-us-blockade-in-hormuz-strait-in-first-day-pentagon) imposed on its ports on April 13. Since the Islamabad talks ended [without an agreement](/news/2026/4/12/us-and-iran-fail-to-reach-peace-deal-after-marathon-talks-in-pakistan) between
mediators, but American officials were briefing that the US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff were also flying to Islamabad. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the leader of the Iranian negotiating team in the first round
negotiator and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf made the same point “The naval blockade and escalation of war crimes in Lebanon by the genocidal Zionist regime are clear evidence of US noncompliance with the ceasefire
mediator Pakistan would then convey to Washington. Reporting from Tehran, Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem said a “senior official” had “made it clear” to him that there would not be any US-Iran talks
Iran planned for the following day at the request of Gulf states because "serious negotiations are now taking place". In a post on Truth Social, the US president said he had been asked
US-Israel war on Iran, which began on February 28. While some figures at the table led indirect talks before the conflict, another key Iranian negotiator has been permanently silenced. ## The absent negotiator Just weeks
Iran appears to be “wearing thin”, despite Gulf-led mediation efforts involving Pakistan and Turkiye. Marquardt said talks have made little progress in recent weeks, raising the possibility that the US could resume military strikes
mediated by Pakistan. In fact, controversy arose shortly after the ceasefire between the US and Iran was announced, when Iran and Pakistan said it included a truce in Lebanon as part of a broader regional
negotiations scheduled that might bring the war to a definitive end. On Sunday, Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, [returned to Pakistan](https://x.com/IrnaEnglish/status/2048408533671334367) for a second consecutive days of talks with mediators after
us anytime they want.” The White House on Friday said Steve Witkoff and [Jared Kushner](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/jared-kushner) would travel to Pakistan’s capital to attempt to revive ceasefire negotiations. Iran ’s foreign minister, Abbas
mediation efforts aimed at resolving the crisis through diplomatic means. ## In the US - The US president touted a “very positive development” [in talks with Iran](/news/2026/5/18/trump-delays-scheduled-attack-on-iran-crediting-serious-negotiations), which convinced him to postpone a planned military attack
US and Israeli strikes across Iran on 28 February and continued with waves of attacks across the Middle East for five weeks until a two-week truce was declared. Trump announced the naval blockade after
US vice-president [saying](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/12/jd-vance-says-no-deal-us-iran-pakistan-talks-islamabad) Tehran refused to give up its nuclear program. However, indirect negotiations continued this week, with Pakistan’s army chief traveling to Iran to continue mediation