U.S.-Iran Teams Reported Set for Pakistan Talks July 12
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A senior source quoted in regional coverage said U.S. and Iranian technical teams will meet in Pakistan on Sunday, July 12, keeping the diplomacy track alive after renewed fire around the Strait of Hormuz. The reported meeting follows Washington's demand that Tehran publicly keep the waterway open and stop attacks on commercial ships, while other regional reporting said Tehran disputed whether preparations for new talks were finalized. Qatar and Pakistan remain active mediators as the U.S.-Iran MOU, nuclear restrictions, sanctions pressure and shipping security collide. For Israel, technical talks matter only if they verifiably curb Iran's nuclear, missile and maritime leverage and do not pressure Jerusalem to tolerate Iranian-backed threats.
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Sources factually disagree on how firm the July 12 Pakistan meeting is: Al Arabiya's post and Ynetnews report that a senior source said U.S. and Iranian technical teams will meet in Pakistan on July 12; Iran International repeats that report but also says an IRGC-affiliated Fars source close to Iran's negotiating team denied that preparations for new talks had been finalized. The remaining facts are uniform: diplomacy continued after the Hormuz escalation, Qatar and Pakistan remained active mediators, and the talks track is tied to the U.S.-Iran MOU, nuclear file and shipping-security dispute.
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