The United States proposed joint management of the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran rejected. Vardan Voskanyan

The situation around Iran is, in essence, in a state of “stagnant”. This was written by Iranologist Vardan Voskanyan.

“At the rhetorical level, various statements are being made both from Tehran and Washington, however, outwardly there are no new developments.

From various information leaks, certain details of the negotiations held in Islamabad between the parties have become clear. According to these, the disagreement over the nuclear program concerned timelines: Iran was ready to suspend uranium enrichment for 5 years, while the U.S. proposal was for 20 years.

The Iranian side also refused to transfer its already 60% enriched uranium stockpile to any third party, although it was willing to reduce the level of enrichment, which was not acceptable to the American side.

Most likely, the United States also proposed joint management of the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran rejected, insisting that the strait falls within its zone of interests,” he noted.