search for nuclear weapons<\/a> But there has been an emphasis on a civilian nuclear program that includes uranium enrichment \u2013 \u200b\u200ba key step toward developing a weapon. Experts say Iran’s current enriched uranium reserves are just a small technological step away from being weapons grade.<\/p>\n“We need to see a positive commitment that they will not seek nuclear weapons and that they will not seek equipment that would enable them to quickly acquire nuclear weapons,” Vance said.<\/p>\n
Iran’s chief negotiator, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, said the US would have to decide “whether it can earn our trust or not.”<\/p>\n
He did not mention the main controversies in the series of social media posts. But other Iranian officials indicated that the Strait of Hormuz remains a major problem.<\/p>\n
Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said in a social media post that controlling the strait is part of “people’s rights.”<\/p>\n
Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said that his country will try to facilitate a new round of talks between Iran and the US in the coming days. There was no immediate response from either side.<\/p>\n
A main obstacle is the perception on both sides that they have won the war and that everyone has time on their hands.<\/p>\n
Vance said the lack of a deal “is more bad news for Iran than it is bad news for the United States.”<\/p>\n
And in a new social media post on Sunday, Trump said the US Navy would impose a blockade controlling all access in and out of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n
Qalibaf said Iran “will never stop trying to achieve the achievements” of the war.<\/p>\n
Danny Citrinowicz, a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies, an Israeli think tank, said these conflicting viewpoints are not a good sign. In a post on X, he said that the notion of Iran’s victory “is not the mentality of a regime that is preparing to compromise.”<\/p>\n
“This gap between American expectations and Iranian self-perception is now at the heart of the growing strategic standoff,” he said.<\/p>\n
Ali Waze, Iran project director at the International Crisis Group think tank, said the Islamabad talks underlined wide gaps but he did not expect an immediate collapse.<\/p>\n
“The likely scenario is not immediate war, but rather a volatile period of pressure, signals and last-minute efforts to prevent a wider conflict,” he said. \u201cThe way forward, if there is one, lies in a limited, mutual deal that buys time and lowers the temperature.\u201d<\/p>\n
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AP correspondent Sammy Magee in Cairo contributed reporting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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