U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran has let several opportunities for a nuclear agreement slip away, according to 마켓인. Tehran responded that it will not abandon its right to enrich uranium, the outlet reported on Wednesday.
The exchange points to a continuing standoff over the terms of any deal. Rubio's remarks, as carried by 마켓인, frame the missed openings as Iran's choice, while the Iranian position restated in the same report centers on keeping enrichment — a demand Washington has long resisted.
Separately, the U.S. Secretary of State said Iran has completely lost its control over the Strait of Hormuz, according to 연합뉴스. An adviser to the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said illegal routes through the strait would soon be blocked, 연합인포맥스 reported.
Qatar said talks between the United States and Iran aimed at ending the war are still under way, according to 뉴스1. That account suggests diplomacy has not been fully suspended even as the two sides trade public positions.
The competing statements — Rubio on missed chances and lost control of the waterway, Iran on enrichment and on closing what it calls illegal routes, and Qatar on ongoing talks — leave the state of negotiations unclear from the outside.
What to watch next: whether the U.S.-Iran talks Qatar described produce any movement on enrichment, and whether the IRGC adviser's warning about the Strait of Hormuz is followed by action.
