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After Iran and the United States traded blows last weekend, attention has returned to negotiations, with President Donald Trump saying the two sides will hold talks in Doha on Tuesday.

But on Monday, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, rejected the idea that any technical talks with the US would take place in Qatar this week, and instead said talks were continuing with Qatari officials.

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Mehdi Fazaeli, a member of Iran’s prime minister’s office, earlier told state television that talks planned with the US on Sunday were canceled by Iranian negotiators after major disagreements over the Strait of Hormuz and other issues.

The revenge The US-Iranian attackand Iran’s signal that it is not in a hurry to return to negotiations, suggests that any future negotiations between Tehran and Washington will focus on fulfilling the previous agreements – especially in the case of the Strait of Hormuz, an important sea channel that Iran used as its main channel against the US during the war.

Last week’s strikes were the first by either side since a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on June 17. The threats were renewed after Iran said the US-backed plan to expel the stranded ships was unacceptable.

A submarine and a tanker using the route were attacked on Thursday. The US, which blamed Iran for the attacks, then bombed the southern islands of Iran, before Iran destroyed US bases in Bahrain and Kuwait.

The two sides accused each other of violating their commitments under the MoU, including Section 5which states that Iran “plans to use its best efforts to operate commercial vessels free of charge for only 60 days from the Persian Gulf to the Sea of ​​Oman and vice versa”.

The recent strikes have highlighted the dangers of a lack of cooperation in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s position is that it will not ignore it, while Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that other countries should not “interfere in the issue of managing the Strait of Hormuz and the plans of the Islamic Republic of Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz”.

The foreign minister said it could take a month to restore the channel – one of the world’s most important energy transmission routes – to normal before the US-Israeli war against Iran begins at the end of February.

A military agreement between Iran and the US has also been floated by US Vice President JD Vance, but it seems to have had little effect on stopping military conflicts on the way. The IRGC has shown that it is not interested in such an approach.

Iranian officials have also said they want to strengthen their control over the Strait of Hormuz by waiving insurance, environmental and other services fees, but any kind of payment has been rejected by Washington and others. The MoU states that there will be no charges for 60 days.

Deferred earnings

The main conflict in Iran – and something that can be present in any negotiations – is the financing of the country that has been doing it. snow outside for many years, because of the US sanctions imposed by the Trump administration.

Trump and other officials have stressed that any funding opportunities will come later, depending on Iran’s performance in fulfilling its commitments.

Iranian authorities are trying to avoid a repeat of what they had planned in the past in which money was released in name only, but never found. President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran hopes that at least $6bn owed by Qatar will be released.

The MoU states that Iran’s funds will be “available for use” after the deal is reached, with exit options to be agreed upon in the negotiations.

It also says that the money should be used to its full potentialwhether it be in the original account or after transfer, and that it should be paid to whoever will benefit the most from the Central Bank of Iran. The US must issue all necessary licenses and permits.

Trump said Iran would use the released funds to buy corn and other humanitarian supplies such as food and medicine. The head of the central bank of Iran, Abdolnasser Hemmati, said that even if the country could choose to buy agricultural products from the US – as it has been doing for many years – if their quality and price are acceptable, the text of the MoU does not force it to do so.

Lebanon

Iran has several other objectives to participate in any upcoming negotiations. These include the US recognition of Iran’s sovereignty and non-interference in its internal affairs, the withdrawal of US troops from Iran’s borders, the prohibition of the imposition of new sanctions or the strengthening of military forces during the MoU, the rehabilitation or development of the economy and the establishment of mechanisms for monitoring and resolving conflicts.

Lebanon is also important to Iran.

The first point of the MoU called for a permanent ceasefire on “all sides”, including Lebanon, where Tehran-backed Hezbollah has been fighting Israel for years.

While Israel’s attacks on southern Lebanon and other parts of the country have decreased significantly recently to avoid further direct confrontation with IranThe US has completed strengthening Israel’s security forces inside Lebanon through joint venture with the Lebanese government.

The agreement, which was signed on Friday, does not compel Israeli forces to withdraw from southern Lebanon or halt all hostilities, undermining the agreement signed with Iran.

Hezbollah has also disrupted the agreement, but the Lebanese government has accepted it, seeing it as a path to a future in which Hezbollah will be disarmed and infiltrated into southern Lebanon by the country’s legitimate army.

Nuclear talks, but after guarantees

It has already been announced that Iran’s missile program will not be subject to MoU-related negotiations.

But some of the most difficult voices in Tehran want to move forward, I believe that the country’s nuclear program, which two wars were launched by Israel and the US last year, it should never be discussed again and foreign powers.

More than 60 members – or about three quarters – of the powerful Assembly of Experts signed a statement saying negotiators must not cross Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s red lines. In this way, he did not want to discuss Iran’s nuclear independence, revenge for the leaders who were killed, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, war payments and the removal of sanctions.

Iranian officials have previously said they want to make nuclear concessions, including the reduction of highly enriched uranium now buried in debris from the blasts. But they have said that this will only be possible if there is a clear plan that will ensure that Iran will enjoy the economic benefits due to the sanctions being lifted.