"Everything is stuck": No breakthrough in US-Iran negotiations

Qatari mediators failed to achieve a breakthrough between the US and Iran. A two-page Qatari compromise proposal yielded no significant progress, and neither side is willing to compromise. American officials assess that President Trump may consider a return to large-scale warfare after the midterm elections. The Qatari mediators are growing frustrated with both sides.

Qatar's diplomatic efforts to bridge the gap between the US and Iran have not yielded a significant breakthrough. Qatari mediator Ali al-Thawadi met on Monday in New York with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and discussed a two-page Qatari compromise proposal. The proposal aimed to bridge Tehran's demand for the removal of the American naval blockade and the American demand for Iranian concessions on the nuclear issue. Subsequently, al-Thawadi held talks in Washington with Trump envoy Jared Kushner and other senior officials; Vice President Vance attended part of the meeting. The White House declined to comment. Although American officials briefed media outlets that the talks were "positive and constructive," Trump posted on Truth Social that he offered Iran nothing. A source familiar with the talks said: "Everything is stuck. The Iranians demand things the US cannot accept, and the US believes it is winning and therefore there is no need for a compromise." The Iranians said they would consider concessions on the nuclear issue only after the US agrees to return to the memorandum of understanding from June. American officials assess that Trump may consider a return to large-scale warfare after the midterm elections in early November. The secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, said Iran has conveyed its conditions and claimed that "Trump is incapable of making a decision." Trump told reporters that Iran will give in and that his goal is to prevent the acquisition of nuclear weapons.