Diplomacy, Sanctions, and Nuclear Verification Amid Hormuz and Energy Disruption

Qatar-mediated contacts continue as Tehran considers a US overture conveyed through JD Vance, but Araghchi says no US meeting is planned and Iran’s reported demands remain unresolved. Rezaei’s favorable reading and the conditional Hormuz reopening proposal do not amount to an agreement or breakthrough. Oman’s regional pact proposal and earlier staged nuclear-and-Hormuz ideas remain unconfirmed diplomatic avenues.