According to knowledgeable sources, Iran does not care about mutual commitments, including the lifting of the American naval blockade and the opening of the Iranian Strait of Hormuz, but its basic reservation revolves around the "nuclear concessions" clause included in the initiative to please the United States. This section states that Tehran, in its first step, allows the entry of inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency, in accordance with the "Cairo Agreement" signed between it and the agency in September 2025. In return, the Qatari initiative states that Washington will lift some of the sanctions and release some of the frozen Iranian assets. Iranian officials have repeatedly emphasized in recent weeks that any negotiations on the country's nuclear program must begin only after the official declaration of the end of the war, and the following practical steps, which include the lifting of the naval blockade, the lifting of oil sanctions, the release of frozen assets and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

According to knowledgeable sources, Iran does not care about mutual commitments, including the lifting of the American naval blockade and the opening of the Iranian Strait of Hormuz, but its basic reservation revolves around the "nuclear concessions" clause included in the initiative to please the United States. This section states that Tehran, in its first step, allows the entry of inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency, in accordance with the "Cairo Agreement" signed between it and the agency in September 2025. In return, the Qatari initiative states that Washington will lift some of the sanctions and release some of the frozen Iranian assets. Iranian officials have repeatedly emphasized in recent weeks that any negotiations on the country's nuclear program must begin only after the official declaration of the end of the war, and the following practical steps, which include the lifting of the naval blockade, the lifting of oil sanctions, the release of frozen assets and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.