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Iran's parliamentary speaker and top negotiator has rejected US claims that Tehran's unfrozen assets will be spent on American agricultural imports, marking another friction point in ongoing nuclear negotiations.
Multiple oil tankers carrying millions of barrels are now transiting the Strait of Hormuz following an interim agreement between Iran and the United States, gradually releasing crude supplies trapped in the Gulf and supporting global energy availability.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has rejected Iranian proposals to impose tolls on Strait of Hormuz shipping, revealing early tensions in negotiations aimed at resolving Middle East conflicts.
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Oman has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring safe, toll-free passage through the Strait of Hormuz following talks between its Foreign Minister and senior Iranian officials regarding a freshly signed US-Iran memorandum of understanding.
Iran's Foreign Ministry said Monday that intensive talks in Switzerland produced important agreements to advance negotiations toward a final nuclear deal with the US, including plans for new monitoring mechanisms and progress on asset releases.
Iranian and US negotiators have completed a draft agreement on temporarily easing sanctions against Iranian oil exports during talks in Switzerland, contingent on resolving the Lebanon conflict.
Negotiators from Iran and the United States have formed specialised technical working groups in Switzerland to finalise a comprehensive peace agreement within 60 days, with Pakistan and Qatar serving as mediators in the process.
Iran and the United States have completed their initial round of negotiations in Switzerland, with mediators from Qatar and Pakistan present. The talks focused on implementing an interim agreement aimed at resolving regional tensions.
Iran is pressing the United States to implement key provisions of a memorandum during Swiss negotiations, emphasising an end to regional conflicts, lifting of oil sanctions and unfreezing of Iranian assets.
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian announced that US$6 billion in frozen assets held in Qatar will be returned to Tehran under a preliminary agreement with the United States, as high-level delegations prepare for technical negotiations in Switzerland.