Iran’s top negotiator and foreign minister met Qatar’s prime minister in Doha to discuss a potential US-Iran deal to end the war. US officials said diplomacy would be tried before considering other approaches. The talks centered on opening the Strait of Hormuz and on Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, with nuclear negotiations tied to agreement on a framework accord first. Iran’s central bank governor attended discussions on releasing frozen Iranian funds. The US president said talks were going well but warned of renewed attacks if talks failed, while insisting on a “Great Deal” or no deal. Iran and the US remained divided over sanctions relief, frozen oil revenues, and regional issues involving Hezbollah and Lebanon.
"Iran's top negotiator and its foreign minister were in Doha for talks with Qatar's prime minister on a potential deal with the US to end the three-month-old war, an official briefed on the visit said on Monday, after Washington and Tehran played down hopes for an imminent breakthrough."
"There was a "pretty solid thing on the table in terms of their ability to open up the strait (of Hormuz), get the strait open, enter into a very real, significant, time-limited negotiation on the nuclear matter, and hopefully we can pull it off," Mr Rubio said."
"The official briefed on the Iranians' Doha visit told Reuters the discussions focused primarily on the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium while Iran's central bank governor attended to discuss the potential release of frozen Iranian funds as part of a final deal."
"Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said earlier that nuclear issues would only be negotiated on if the framework accord is agreed first."
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