Report: Iran reviews nuclear proposal, US-Iran talks show progress

Iran is reviewing a set of specific nuclear proposals put forward by mediators after Qatari-led diplomacy produced progress in U.S.-Iran talks, with Qatar hosting two rounds in Tehran and a third in Doha over the past week and Vice President Vance also pushing the negotiations. Tehran’s public position remains that it will not negotiate on nuclear issues until Washington meets its conditions—unfreezing assets, lifting oil sanctions and ending the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports—though officials are said to be more open in private. The main nuclear sticking point is the disposal of Iran’s highly enriched uranium stockpile: Trump demands Tehran hand it over, while Iran refuses to ship it abroad and has previously discussed diluting it in-country under international inspectors’ supervision. The talks matter because U.S. and Israeli militaries have already drawn up target lists covering energy and key economic sites, and Iran has warned of wider retaliation if struck again, while senior officials also discuss withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Gulf states fear a renewed conflict would hit their own economies, with the UAE’s presidential diplomatic adviser calling for a diplomatic solution.