The US lays out what it says were its red lines in negotiations with Iran over the weekend that ended without a deal.
Iran needed to (1) end all uranium enrichment, (2) dismantle all major nuclear enrichment facilities, (3) retrieve highly enriched uranium, (4) accept a broader peace, security, and de-escalation framework that includes regional allies, (5) end funding for terrorist proxies Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis, and (6) fully open the Strait of Hormuz, charging no tolls for passage, reads a statement attributed to a US official sent to querying reporters.
It is unclear how the US plans on maintaining these lines now that it appears to have pulled out of negotiations entirely. US President Donald Trump has announced a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz aimed at breaking Iran’s control over the channel, but he has not yet announced a return to fighting, as a very fragile two-week ceasefire that began on April 8 appears to hold.
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