A US official said that two conflicting demands have so far hindered the progress of the negotiations: the Trump administration's insistence that Iran must make concessions in the nuclear field as part of the process of renewing the negotiations; And Iran's condition is that the US will first lift the naval blockade, release the blocked assets and allow the sale of oil to Iran. The Qataris are trying to convince Iran to allow UN inspectors to visit its bombed nuclear facilities as a confidence-building measure; an action in which the US will ease some of the sanctions in return. Machine translation:.
According to diplomatic sources, Qatari mediators held talks in Tehran for more than 12 hours on Friday to reach an agreement to resume direct talks between the US and Iran and avoid war after the US midterm elections. These talks will continue on Saturday in Doha, the capital of Qatar. Why it matters: The US is now just days away from a possible military operation that could cause enormous damage to Iran and possibly lead to retaliatory attacks against Israel and several Persian Gulf states. The main changes: Qatari mediators were in regular contact with the White House during Friday's lengthy talks, a diplomatic source said. This source said: “Positive progress has been made. The negotiations are still ongoing and efforts are being made to loosen the connection of the agreement between the US and Iran." The Qataris are urging the US and Iran to agree on a set of countermeasures that will be implemented within days and return the two sides to direct talks on Iran's nuclear program and other issues. A US official said that two conflicting demands have so far hindered the progress of the negotiations: the Trump administration's insistence that Iran must make concessions in the nuclear field as part of the process of renewing the negotiations; And Iran's condition is that the US will first lift the naval blockade, release the blocked assets and allow the sale of oil to Iran.