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The United States halts strikes against Iran after government officials reportedly saw a potential opening to resume diplomatic efforts and talks.
Confirmed
But a four-day lull in Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the strait was seen as an opportunity to resume diplomatic talks and dial down the war, Al-Monitor’s source said. A regional official involved in the mediation efforts said that concerted diplomacy was underway and that a pause in U.S. strikes and Iranian counterstrikes on neighboring countries hosting American forces was a “positive signal that helps their efforts to de-escalate.
President Donald Trump both has threatened more strikes and said talks are pressing on, all while brushing off concerns that rising gas prices tied to the fighting could hurt Republicans in November’s midterm elections. Singh said the strikes appear to be an attempt to push Iran back to the negotiating table.
Among the challenges the U.S. faces is the fractured leadership in Iran, with different factions vying for control, Singh said, something that Trump administration officials have also pointed to. Israel, which launched the war alongside the U.S. on Feb. 28, has been notably absent from the renewed American attacks over Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz , a vital shipping corridor through which 20% of the world’s oil normally flows.
The official said that both the U.S. and Iran want to return to the interim ceasefire deal and that a compromise, which is being negotiated now, centers around having Iran run vessel transit through the Strait of Hormuz with fewer restrictions on ships.
Now, he said, “the question would be: What kind of messages, if any, is the Iranian regime sending through diplomatic channels? He said that while the Omani delegation left Tehran on Saturday afternoon, talks had made progress and were continuing.
Iran demanded that ships use a route near its coastline and said it can potentially charge fees. “The Iranians understand that perhaps it could get worse because Israel could come into the conflict,” said Michael Singh, managing director at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
What's confirmed
- But a four-day lull in Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the strait was seen as an opportunity to resume diplomatic talks and dial down the war, Al-Monitor’s source said.
- President Donald Trump both has threatened more strikes and said talks are pressing on, all while brushing off concerns that rising gas prices tied to the fighting could hurt Republicans in November’s midterm elections.
- Now, he said, “the question would be: What kind of messages, if any, is the Iranian regime sending through diplomatic channels?
- Iran demanded that ships use a route near its coastline and said it can potentially charge fees.
What's still developing
- But a four-day lull in Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the strait was seen as an opportunity to resume diplomatic talks and dial down the war, Al-Monitor’s source said.
- President Donald Trump both has threatened more strikes and said talks are pressing on, all while brushing off concerns that rising gas prices tied to the fighting could hurt Republicans in November’s midterm elections.
- Israel, which launched the war alongside the U.S. on Feb. 28, has been notably absent from the renewed American attacks over Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz , a vital shipping corridor through which…
- “The Iranians understand that perhaps it could get worse because Israel could come into the conflict,” said Michael Singh, managing director at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
- A regional official involved in the mediation efforts said that concerted diplomacy was underway and that a pause in U.S. strikes and Iranian counterstrikes on neighboring countries hosting American forces was a…
- The official said that both the U.S. and Iran want to return to the interim ceasefire deal and that a compromise, which is being negotiated now, centers around having Iran run vessel transit through the Strait of…
- He said that while the Omani delegation left Tehran on Saturday afternoon, talks had made progress and were continuing.
- Iran demanded that ships use a route near its coastline and said it can potentially charge fees .