{"id":4470,"date":"2026-05-25T10:53:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T10:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=4470"},"modified":"2026-05-25T10:53:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T10:53:44","slug":"iran-says-progress-made-in-talks-with-us-but-no-deal-near","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=4470","title":{"rendered":"Iran says progress made in talks with US, but no deal near"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TEHRAN: Iran said on Monday that Tehran and Washington had reached understandings on many issues during negotiations over a possible agreement to end the ongoing war, but cautioned that a final deal was not close.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking during a weekly press briefing, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said progress had been made on a large portion of the matters under discussion between the two sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is correct to say that we have reached a conclusion on a large portion of the issues under discussion,\u201d Baqaei stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, he warned against expectations of an immediate breakthrough, saying no one could claim that the signing of an agreement was imminent. He also accused Washington of sending mixed signals and frequently changing its positions during the talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The remarks came after Iran announced it was finalising a 14-point framework aimed at ending the conflict. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a deal with Iran could materialise on Monday, while President Donald Trump reportedly instructed American negotiators not to \u201crush\u201d the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the briefing, Baqaei stressed that the framework under preparation was primarily focused on ending the war across the wider region, including Lebanon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He reiterated that Iran\u2019s nuclear programme \u2014 one of the main sticking points for Washington \u2014 was not included in the current framework discussions and would only be addressed after both sides reached agreement on the broader proposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Baqaei, the draft framework also includes provisions related to ending the US naval blockade on Iranian ports, which has been in place since April 13, as well as arrangements concerning the strategic Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUS actions under the title of a naval blockade must be stopped, and at the same time, the Islamic Republic of Iran will take the necessary measures for safe transit in the Strait of Hormuz,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz \u2014 one of the world\u2019s most vital energy and trade routes \u2014 has remained under Iranian control since the outbreak of the conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran has only allowed limited numbers of vessels to pass through the strait and has required ships to obtain permission from Iranian armed forces before transit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Baqaei denied that Iran was imposing tolls on vessels using the waterway, saying the fees being collected were for navigational and environmental protection services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe services that are provided \u2014 navigational services in addition to the measures necessary to protect the environment of the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman \u2014 require the collection of certain fees,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that Iran was \u201cnot seeking to collect tolls\u201d from ships passing through the strait.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEHRAN: Iran said on Monday that Tehran and Washington had reached understandings on many issues during negotiations over a possible agreement to end the ongoing war, but cautioned that a&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4471,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[165,2012,1423],"class_list":["post-4470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-middle-east-tensions","tag-us-iran-talks-2","tag-war-against-iran"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran says progress made in talks with US, but no deal near - World Watch Alert<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Iran says progress has been made in talks with the US on ending the war, but warns that a final agreement is not imminent amid ongoing differences over key issues.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=4470\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Iran says progress made in talks with US, but no deal near - World Watch Alert\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Iran says progress has been made in talks with the US on ending the war, but warns that a final agreement is not imminent amid ongoing differences over key issues.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=4470\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"World Watch Alert\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-25T10:53:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-25T10:53:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2514033518ff3e4.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"480\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=4470#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=4470\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a1cf922194712e47776dbb1e51115040\"},\"headline\":\"Iran says progress made in talks with US, but no deal near\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-25T10:53:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-25T10:53:44+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=4470\"},\"wordCount\":449,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=4470#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/2514033518ff3e4.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"Middle East tensions\",\"US-Iran talks\",\"war against iran\"],\"articleSection\":[\"World\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=4470\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=4470\",\"name\":\"Iran says progress made in talks with US, but no deal near - World Watch Alert\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=4470#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=4470#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/2514033518ff3e4.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-25T10:53:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-25T10:53:44+00:00\",\"description\":\"Iran says progress has been made in talks with the US on ending the war, but warns that a final agreement is not imminent amid ongoing differences over key issues.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=4470#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=4470\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=4470#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/2514033518ff3e4.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/2514033518ff3e4.webp\",\"width\":800,\"height\":480},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?p=4470#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Iran says progress made in talks with US, but no deal near\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"World Watch Alert\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"World Watch Alert\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/Chief-Editor-Asif-Ali-Bhatti.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/Chief-Editor-Asif-Ali-Bhatti.png\",\"width\":1080,\"height\":350,\"caption\":\"World Watch Alert\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a1cf922194712e47776dbb1e51115040\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4c81c452db555bfe1e0e5ed315dd6b278f007d8ede7a2a3faadee052f7c23d40?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4c81c452db555bfe1e0e5ed315dd6b278f007d8ede7a2a3faadee052f7c23d40?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4c81c452db555bfe1e0e5ed315dd6b278f007d8ede7a2a3faadee052f7c23d40?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worldwatchalert.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Iran says progress made in talks with US, but no deal near - World Watch Alert","description":"Iran says progress has been made in talks with the US on ending the war, but warns that a final agreement is not imminent amid ongoing differences over key issues.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=4470","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Iran says progress made in talks with US, but no deal near - World Watch Alert","og_description":"Iran says progress has been made in talks with the US on ending the war, but warns that a final agreement is not imminent amid ongoing differences over key issues.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=4470","og_site_name":"World Watch Alert","article_published_time":"2026-05-25T10:53:41+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-05-25T10:53:44+00:00","og_image":[{"width":800,"height":480,"url":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2514033518ff3e4.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=4470#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=4470"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a1cf922194712e47776dbb1e51115040"},"headline":"Iran says progress made in talks with US, but no deal near","datePublished":"2026-05-25T10:53:41+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-25T10:53:44+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=4470"},"wordCount":449,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=4470#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2514033518ff3e4.webp","keywords":["Middle East tensions","US-Iran talks","war against iran"],"articleSection":["World"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=4470","url":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=4470","name":"Iran says progress made in talks with US, but no deal near - World Watch Alert","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=4470#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=4470#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2514033518ff3e4.webp","datePublished":"2026-05-25T10:53:41+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-25T10:53:44+00:00","description":"Iran says progress has been made in talks with the US on ending the war, but warns that a final agreement is not imminent amid ongoing differences over key issues.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=4470#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=4470"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=4470#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2514033518ff3e4.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2514033518ff3e4.webp","width":800,"height":480},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=4470#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Iran says progress made in talks with US, but no deal near"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/","name":"World Watch Alert","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/#organization","name":"World Watch Alert","url":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Chief-Editor-Asif-Ali-Bhatti.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Chief-Editor-Asif-Ali-Bhatti.png","width":1080,"height":350,"caption":"World Watch Alert"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a1cf922194712e47776dbb1e51115040","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4c81c452db555bfe1e0e5ed315dd6b278f007d8ede7a2a3faadee052f7c23d40?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4c81c452db555bfe1e0e5ed315dd6b278f007d8ede7a2a3faadee052f7c23d40?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4c81c452db555bfe1e0e5ed315dd6b278f007d8ede7a2a3faadee052f7c23d40?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4470"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4470\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4472,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4470\/revisions\/4472"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}