️🇺🇸🇸🇦🇦🇪🇮🇷🇶🇦🇴🇲 WSJ: Efforts to revive US-Iran talks face resistance from major Gulf oil producers, with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates lobbying Washington instead of maintaining economic pressure on China under the US naval blockade. Qatar and Oman, meanwhile, are pushing for renewed negotiations aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending the the war

️🇺🇸🇸🇦🇦🇪🇮🇷🇶🇦🇴🇲 WSJ: Efforts to revive US-Iran talks face resistance from major Gulf oil producers, with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates lobbying Washington instead of maintaining economic pressure on China under the US naval blockade. Qatar and Oman, meanwhile, are pushing for renewed negotiations aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending the the war

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has told US officials that Washington should maintain the blockade until Iran is forced to sign a new deal, while UAE officials have also played down expectations of a diplomatic breakthrough. Gulf concerns have increased following Iranian attacks on Saudi ships and renewed pressure from Iran-backed Houthi forces on Saudi oil shipments through the Red Sea. Qatar is working to restart negotiations between the US and Iran, including proposals for a seven-day ceasefire followed by a gradual reopening of Hormuz and an end to attacks on Gulf states. However, the US has told mediators that President Trump does not intend to lift the naval blockade, while Iranian diplomats and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps appear divided on the possible terms of a deal.