CNN reported on April 27, citing multiple sources familiar with the mediation, that the sides did not hold a second face-to-face meeting in Pakistan but have continued back-channel negotiations.
The discussions are focused on a step-by-step approach. In an initial phase, the main items include returning to prewar conditions and reopening the Strait of Hormuz without transit restrictions or fees.
Iran’s nuclear program — cited by the United States and Israel as a justification for the war — would be taken up in a later stage, the report said.
Uncertainty over the outlook remains. The Wall Street Journal reported the same day that President Donald Trump and his national security team are skeptical of an Iranian proposal that would reopen the strait while postponing nuclear talks.
From the early days of the war, Trump has said any deal must require Iran to give up its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium and halt uranium enrichment, but Iran has not accepted those terms.
Sources said mediators are pressing both sides to reach an agreement and view the next few days as a key turning point. They added that the possibility the United States could walk away and military clashes could resume cannot be ruled out.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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