USΓÇôIran talks on reopening the Strait of Hormuz stall over what comes first
Iran says it is still reviewing a U.S. reply to its proposal for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and will answer through mediators, including Qatar and Pakistan [1][2]. A senior Iranian security official has called the U.S. reply "insufficient" [3]. The main dispute is about sequencing. Washington wants Iran's nuclear program addressed from the outset, and Tehran wants the strait and its security dealt with first [1][4]. Attacks on shipping in and around the strait have continued [5][6][9]. The U.S. military's Central Command said on 13 October that U.S. and partner forces "clearly control" the strait [16]. No U.S. official has commented on the record about the substance of the talks or what the U.S. reply contains.