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The Trump administration is clearly approaching this round of talks with caution – not sending Vice-President JD Vance as they did two weeks ago and stressing, as the press secretary put it, to “hear the Iranians out”.
It follows the president’s decision earlier this week to extend the ceasefire indefinitely, at the request of Pakistan, so that Tehran could come up with what was described as a unified proposal.
Since then the stand-off over the Strait of Hormuz has worsened, with both sides regarding the others actions as a breach.
But the strait is not the only point of contention – Washington and Tehran are still at loggerheads over Iran’s nuclear capabilities and its support for proxies in the region.
The White House says Vance will be on standby to travel to Islamabad if there’s progress – but there’s no detail at this stage of what Iran may be prepared to offer.
