Iran says no progress made in talks with US to revive Gulf interim deal

Tehran, Iran. Iran and the United States remain at odds over efforts to secure a permanent end to the war in the Gulf, with no progress reported in talks to revive an interim agreement reached in June, according to a senior Iranian source.

The comments followed further attacks on shipping in the region on Tuesday and new criticism of Iran’s leaders by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Interim agreement

The June deal declared an “immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts”, but quickly unravelled. Trump said the agreement was “over” on July 7, while Iran’s foreign ministry declared it “suspended” a week later.

The United States accuses Iran of failing to honour a commitment under the deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran says Washington has failed to meet its commitments, including lifting a blockade of Iranian ports and releasing frozen Iranian assets.

Mediated discussions

“One of the issues that is being discussed via mediators is the U.S. returning to the interim agreement and defining a time frame for implementing the commitments. There has been absolutely no progress on this issue,” the Iranian source said.

Trump said on Wednesday that the United States had “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz.

The Persian Gulf Strait Authority, which Iran established to manage the waterway, said the route remained blocked and would not reopen until Iran’s conditions were accepted.

“Iran is all talk and no action, the Bully of the Middle East No Longer,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform.

Conflict toll

Throughout the conflict, Trump has alternated between threats of escalation and assertions that a peace deal was imminent.

Thousands of people have been killed, mainly in Iran and Lebanon, since the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28.