US-Iran negotiations: Are the newest Iran talks for actual?

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Welcome to The Logoff: US and Iranian diplomats will meet once more in Pakistan this weekend to debate an finish to the Iran struggle. Right here’s what to know:

What’s the standing of the ceasefire? Nonetheless in impact and prolonged “till such time” as Iran produces a “unified proposal” to finish the struggle, based on a social media put up by President Donald Trump earlier this week. In different phrases, seemingly indefinitely — or till Trump seems like doing in any other case. (It had been set to run out Tuesday night previous to the extension.)

Who’s negotiating? Not Vice President JD Vance. This time, the US delegation might be led by US particular envoy to the Center East Steve Witkoff and by Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law (who shouldn't be a authorities official, however does have billions of {dollars} of enterprise pursuits with Gulf nations). Likewise, the Washington Post reports , Iran won't be sending its main negotiating associate with the US, Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.

How’s the Strait of Hormuz wanting? Nonetheless largely closed, because the US continues its blockade of Iranian vessels and ports, and Iran continues to bottle up some other site visitors by way of the important thing waterway. Earlier this week, Iran reportedly fired on at the least three vessels making an attempt to transit the strait, and the US seized an Iranian vessel last weekend .

The continued closure signifies that oil prices stay excessive because the struggle’s affect on the worldwide economic system — together with on the costs and availability of meals, gas, and client items — deepens.

What comes subsequent? We’ll see what comes out of the negotiations, although some shut watchers have steered that Vance’s absence is probably going not an encouraging signal.

Within the meantime, the US blockade will stay in impact: “We've got whole management over the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump posted on Thursday. “It's ‘Sealed up Tight,’ till such time as Iran is ready to make a DEAL!!!”

And with that, it’s time to sign off…

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