Shafaqna Pakistan: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi received US feedback through Qatari mediators in Doha on Tuesday regarding a seven-day plan intended to build trust between Washington and Tehran, with the sequencing of steps emerging as the main point of disagreement, an official briefed on the talks told Reuters.
The official, who was not Iranian, said Araghchi was expected to review the US response in Tehran on Wednesday.
Iran submitted the seven-day proposal last week. Under the plan, Araghchi said the Strait of Hormuz could be reopened and regular maritime traffic restored provided the necessary conditions were fulfilled. US President Donald Trump later rejected the proposal, leading to renewed mediation efforts by Qatar.
According to the official, Qatari mediators passed on the response they had received from Washington on Monday. They met Araghchi and his negotiating team in Doha while returning from the United States.
The document being circulated outlines a seven-day period of trust-building aimed at returning the two sides to an enhanced version of the memorandum of understanding agreed in June, including concrete steps on Iran’s nuclear programme, the official said, without further elaboration.
The disagreement centres on the sequencing of the steps rather than the components of the plan, the official added.
Qatar has been shuttling messages between Washington and Tehran in an effort to end the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The June memorandum of understanding led to a brief ceasefire and included provisions on the strait and Iran’s nuclear programme.
Source: Express Tribune
