Standoff in Islamabad stalls Iran talks on Hormuz and uranium stockpile

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U.S. and Iranian negotiators in Pakistan reached an impasse on core demands: Iran refused to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and to give up its enrichment stockpile, while Washington pressed for sanctions relief, leaving both sides declaring the talks a bust as a two-week ceasefire looms and global energy markets feel the strain.
- Deadlock on Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear stockpile led to impasse, officials say CNN
- Planeloads of negotiators and too little time: US and Iran’s 21 hours of talks The Guardian
- US-Iran ceasefire talks: What are the key sticking points? Al Jazeera
- The New Iran-US Talks Look a Lot Like the Old Iran-US Talks Bloomberg.com
- Why US-Iran talks are stuck in a high-stakes strategic standoff The Jerusalem Post
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