"Things are Stuck".. No Breakthrough in Washington-Tehran Negotiations

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It does not seem that the efforts of the mediators have made progress in the past few days in achieving a diplomatic breakthrough between the United States and Iran. Three informed officials confirmed that neither party has shown a willingness to back down from their positions.

Meanwhile, American officials hinted at the possibility that President Donald Trump could return to large-scale military operations after the midterm elections.

Nevertheless, two sources clarified that Qatari officials will continue their attempts, but they feel increasingly frustrated by the positions of both parties, according to what was reported by "Axios."

Meanwhile, an informed source indicated that the Qatari mediator Ali Al-Dhuwadi met on Monday with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and his team in New York, in a meeting that lasted several hours.

The two sides discussed a two-page Qatari settlement proposal aimed at addressing Iran's demand for the lifting of the U.S. maritime blockade on its ports, while at the same time addressing the U.S. demand for concessions regarding its nuclear program.

While the atmosphere of the talks was described as "positive and constructive" according to U.S. officials at the time, the scene later changed. Trump announced that he did not agree to lift the blockade or release frozen assets.

One source later confirmed that "things are stuck... the Iranians are demanding things that the United States cannot accept, while Washington believes it is in a winning position and sees no need to make concessions."

Other regional mediators, including Pakistan and Egypt, urged Iran to accept nuclear concessions, but the Iranians said they would only consider that after the United States agrees to return to the memorandum of understanding signed in June, according to another informed source.

Meanwhile, the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, confirmed yesterday, Tuesday, that his country has conveyed its conditions to the U.S. side, but "Trump is unable to make a decision," according to him.

Razaei added: "Trump is stuck in a quagmire where he can neither negotiate nor fight."

Meanwhile, the American president confirmed that "the Iranians are in a very bad situation." He said: "I don't know if they are ready to surrender yet... but they will surrender, and the goal is to prevent them from acquiring nuclear weapons, and Iran will not possess nuclear weapons."