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<v Sarah>Trump says Washington is “semi-negotiating.” Iran says there are no direct talks.

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<v Sarah>So who, exactly, is talking to whom?

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<v Sarah>Before today’s development

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<v Sarah>here’s where things stood: U.S.-Iran talks had focused on the Strait of Hormuz—reopening it

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<v Sarah>easing sanctions changing maritime restrictions

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<v Sarah>with Oman mediating.

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<v Sarah>Iran said a general framework had been worked out with Oman, but the final text and details still needed higher-level approval.

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<v Sarah>Diplomacy was still alive, but unfinished.

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<v Rich>This is Iran War Daily.

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<v Rich>Today, talk of negotiations gets slipperier.

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<v Rich>Hormuz gets more expensive, and Gaza loses a potential off-ramp.

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<v Rich>This story isn't over: US-Iran deal negotiations.

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<v Sarah>Here’s where the U.S.-Iran talks stand: President Trump says Washington is “semi-negotiating”; Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says there

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<v Sarah>are no direct talks.

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<v Sarah>Both can be true if contact is indirect—or if the two governments mean different channels.

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<v Rich>“Semi-negotiating” is a wonderfully slippery phrase while the Strait of Hormuz is still closed.

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<v Rich>Trump says he’ll wait for economic pressure on Iran to build.

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<v Rich>Araghchi says the waterway reopens only after Washington lifts what Tehran calls the naval blockade.

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<v Sarah>Araghchi has made lifting the blockade a condition for reopening Hormuz.

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<v Sarah>Al Jazeera says Iran’s terms are tied to sanctions relief and an end to military pressure

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<v Sarah>while the White House wants economic pressure first.

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<v Sarah>The fight is over sequencing.

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<v Rich>Meanwhile, ships, oil buyers, and insurers are paying for that dispute while both capitals debate vocabulary.

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<v Rich>Israel’s formal rejection of the 15-point Gaza peace plan also takes away a diplomatic win Washington could have pointed to.

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<v Rich>The region’s crises are getting harder at the same time.

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