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Mediators have expressed hope for progress in drawing the United States and Iran back to the negotiating table as the two sides stalled for a third day in a standoff.
Middle East officials speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss confidential talks on Monday told The Associated Press on Monday that Qatar-led talks with Pakistan are continuing efforts to bridge the gap between Washington and Tehran.
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The claims appear to be supported by comments from Washington, as well as a temporary suspension of US strikes following an emergency escalation of two or more days.
However, Iran has reduced the negotiations, and its own drones are attacking Saudi ArabiaJordan and Iraq emphasized the weakness of the situation, which means that Tehran, or the forces supported by Iran around the region, want to test the new US strategy.
US President Donald Trump said Iran had requested a meeting “through their direct sponsors, and we are meeting”.
“We’re talking to Iran right now,” he told reporters aboard Air Force One. “We are having a good conversation.”
However, as he often does, the US leader also issued threats if Iran fails to make a deal.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman insisted that Tehran has not asked to resume peace talks, saying that “mediators can bring us messages from the American side”, but there are no direct talks.
The US suspended the attack on Saturday after targeting Iran’s coastal areas and infrastructure in a nearly two-week escalation that was triggered by attacks on Iranian ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for the world’s oil exports.
Iran responded with missile and drone strikes on countries in the region where US troops are being transported, killing at least three personnel in Jordan and one in Iraq.
The US has “a lot of missiles, different types”, Trump added on the subject of missiles following reports that one of the reasons for the pause was a shortage. He said Patriot interceptors are being built as the US expands its stockpile.
Reporting from Doha, Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid said the negotiators are continuing to exchange messages between the two sides and “want to return to the table and return to the historic memorandum”.
The MOU signed in mid-June halted hostilities before escalating earlier this month.
Since then, there have been different interpretations of the agreement, with the Strait of Hormuz emerging as the main sticking point.
Tehran wants ships to pass through an established channel that runs close to its shores, and has been firing on ships passing south along the coast of Oman.
Muscat has proposed a plan that would see countries pay a voluntary fee to pass through the narrow corridor, which is a vital energy source for the world. But Iran insists the threat is justified.
“The issue is still in the dispute between Iran and Oman, although several sources say that progress has been made on the matter. at the end of the week. But they still differ on how things will turn out,” said Bin Javaid.
“The Iranians say that the contents of the waterway will not return to what happened before the war and they insist that there will be a threat. However, they are open to the idea that it will be an entry fee, an exit fee, or if it can be a substitute for other services that Iran and the Omanis provide,” he added.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Monday that it has intercepted 17 commercial ships that pass through the river, as well as blocking two others and boarding two more to ensure compliance with its blockade by Iran.
Following the collapse of the memorandum of understanding, Washington also revoked the concession to allow the sale of Iranian oil and imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports.
