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US and Iran explore phased Hormuz reopening and blockade relief
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Negotiators consider sequencing concessions, but no agreement is announced
US and Iranian negotiators are exploring a phased arrangement linking restored navigation through the Strait of Hormuz to the lifting of the US economic blockade, Reuters reported, citing Iranian, regional and Western sources. The sequencing remains unresolved because neither side wants to relinquish its leverage first. Regional sources said Tehran might move its disputed transit-fee demand into a side attachment rather than the main arrangement. This narrows a possible negotiating structure but does not establish a ceasefire, an accepted proposal or a change in either government’s policy.
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