What is Iran looking for in any upcoming talks with the US?
The attacks restarted after Iran said a US-backed evacuation route for stranded vessels was unacceptable.A container ship and a tanker using the route were attacked on Thursday. The US, which blamed Iran for the attacks, then bombed infrastructure and installations on Iran’s southern islands, before Iran attacked US bases in Bahrain and Kuwait. The IRGC has indicated that it is not interested in such a channel.Iranian authorities have also said they plan on entrenching their hold over the Strait of Hormuz by extracting fees for insurance, environmental and other services, but any sort of tolls have been vehemently rejected by Washington and others.
- ▪The attacks restarted after Iran said a US-backed evacuation route for stranded vessels was unacceptable.A container ship and a tanker using the route were attacked on Thursday.
- ▪The US, which blamed Iran for the attacks, then bombed infrastructure and installations on Iran’s southern islands, before Iran attacked US bases in Bahrain and Kuwait.
- ▪The IRGC has indicated that it is not interested in such a channel.Iranian authorities have also said they plan on entrenching their hold over the Strait of Hormuz by extracting fees for insurance, environmental and other services, but any
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News|US-Israel war on IranWhat is Iran looking for in any upcoming talks with the US?Strait of Hormuz, frozen funds, Lebanon at forefront of the minds of Iran’s negotiators ahead of potential talks.ListenListen (7 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoA vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 29, 2026 [Stringer/Reuters]By Maziar MotamediPublished On 30 Jun 202630 Jun 2026After Iran and the United States exchanged attacks at the end of last week, attention has once again turned to diplomacy, with President Donald Trump saying that the two sides would hold talks in Doha on Tuesday.But on Monday, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, rejected the premise that any…
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