Eight months into the wider conflict, the diplomatic gap remains familiar: U.S. officials say there will be no end-of-war agreement unless Iran’s nuclear program is addressed, while Tehran’s Hormuz plan puts sanctions relief, frozen funds, and an end to the naval blockade up front. Al Jazeera’s U.S. official quote — talks “positive and constructive,” nuclear issues non-negotiable — captures Washington’s public line.

A June memorandum of understanding that briefly framed a 60-day nuclear discussion collapsed amid renewed violence, leaving both sides citing broken trust. Mediators in Qatar (and earlier Pakistan) are trying to rebuild a ladder of steps neither capital fully trusts.

Until sequencing narrows, ceasefire rumors will outrun signed paper. Watch for any written bridging proposal from Doha and for Trump administration denials or confirmations of specific sanctions offers.

Al Jazeera and India Today agree nuclear sequencing remains the central deadlock beside Hormuz talks.

Each side blames the other for demanding upfront concessions the opposite capital will not grant.

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Washington wants nuclear progress before broad sanctions relief. Tehran wants economic and blockade steps first.

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