US-Iran ‘technical talks’ ongoing despite tit-for-tat strikes
The United States continues diplomatic negotiations with Iran, despite President Donald Trump declaring the ceasefire “over” during the NATO summit. The ongoing talks are described as “technical” and involve mediators from Gulf states such as Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, and saudi Arabia, attempting to de-escalate tensions and restore the June 17 memorandum of understanding. Trump criticized Iranian leaders, expressing frustration over their negotiation conduct and recent rocket attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, which prompted U.S. retaliatory strikes targeting around 90 sites,including Kharg island. He stated that the ceasefire is effectively over and indicated that negotiations might be futile.Amid these tensions, Iran and the U.S.exchanged military strikes, with Iran attacking ships and the U.S. responding with targeted airstrikes, highlighting the fragile state of regional security.
The United States is continuing diplomatic talks with Iran, despite President Donald Trump saying the ceasefire was “over” during the NATO summit this week.
The U.S. is engaging in “technical talks” with the Iranian regime, according to various media reports.
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“The United States is still committed to finding a resolution, and technical talks continue. Iran can never possess a nuclear weapon,” a U.S. official told Fox News, with other outlets reporting the same statement.
Gulf states that have been mediating talks between the U.S. and Iran are reportedly working behind the scenes to put the pieces of the memorandum of understanding from June 17 back together, with officials from Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia working to lower the tensions on both sides, according to Axios.
Earlier this week, Trump lambasted the Iranian leaders, ranting about how difficult their team has been to negotiate with.
“They’re sick. There’s something wrong with them,” Trump said during an event at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey. “We said, ‘You should go and do your funeral stuff,’ and instead of that they start shooting rockets at ships yesterday.”
“As far as I’m concerned, it’s over,” Trump said of the ceasefire agreement. “I’ll speak to our negotiators. They want to negotiate. They’re good people — Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner — but they have to come back to me, and as far as I’m concerned, it’s just a waste of time dealing with them.”
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During the summit, Iran and the U.S. traded strikes back and forth. Iran attacked ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz and claimed to target U.S. assets in the region. The U.S. responded by striking around 90 targets Wednesday evening, and Trump said they hit Kharg Island the night before.
“We attacked Kharg Island last night, knocked out a piece,” Trump said Wednesday. “I said, ‘Don’t touch the oil, because maybe we’ll take over Kharg Island.’”
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