Donald Bloom, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, said that Washington has reached Iran and the dialogue channels are still open and active, but the US is also ready to move in "another direction". On Sunday, November 1, Blum added in the "Manama Dialogue" that the United States cannot allow the Islamic Republic to "hold the region and the global economy hostage."

Donald Bloom, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, said that Washington has reached Iran and the dialogue channels are still open and active, but the US is also ready to move in "another direction". On Sunday, November 1, Blum added in the "Manama Dialogue" that the United States cannot allow the Islamic Republic to "hold the region and the global economy hostage."