Oil relief opens door, but rifts linger in US-Iran talks

The first day of negotiations between the United States and Iran yielded 60 days of oil sanctions relief and established channels to prevent incidents in the Strait of Hormuz, but major disagreements remain: whether frozen assets will be released and how they’ll be used, whether Iran will invite IAEA inspectors back, and how to handle Iran’s uranium stockpile and the scope of sanctions relief, with working groups set up to address nuclear, sanctions, and monitoring issues.