Key facts
- Iran received US feedback on a seven-day trust-building plan via Qatari mediators on Tuesday.
- The main disagreement between the US and Iran centers on the sequencing of steps within the plan.
- The plan aims to return both sides to an enhanced version of a June memorandum of understanding.
- The June memorandum of understanding included provisions on the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear program.
- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi is expected to discuss the US response in Tehran on Wednesday.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi received feedback from the United States on a seven-day trust-building plan on Tuesday in Doha, conveyed through Qatari mediators. The plan, presented by Iran last week, aims to restore normal maritime passage in the Strait of Hormuz if certain conditions are met. The primary obstacle to progress remains the sequencing of steps within the proposed framework, rather than the components themselves. The US President Donald Trump had previously rejected Iran's initial proposal, leading to further mediation efforts. The current feedback from Washington is expected to be discussed by Araqchi in Tehran on Wednesday. The June memorandum of understanding between the two nations, which also addressed the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear program, had previously led to a brief ceasefire.