quote: Hard-liners among Iran’s leadership have complicated talks by insisting that the U.S. recognize Tehran’s authority over the strait, ease its naval blockade and sanctions, and keep its warships out of the Persian Gulf. Conservatives in Iran are warning the U.S. against any attempt to depart from the June agreement. They have interpreted it, particularly its Paragraph 5, as acknowledging their ability to set the terms for opening the strait. Washington “should know that no proposal outside the framework of understanding will be accepted,” senior lawmaker Mohammad Rashidi told parliamentary news agency Icana | #Iran Talks Sputter as Trump Spurns a Return to His June Deal The president is willing to wait and see if squeezing Tehran economically bears fruit #oott https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-talks-sputter-as-trump-spurns-a-return-to-his-june-deal-f4c2eab7?st=mCkMgE

quote: Hard-liners among Iran’s leadership have complicated talks by insisting that the U.S. recognize Tehran’s authority over the strait, ease its naval blockade and sanctions, and keep its warships out of the Persian Gulf. Conservatives in Iran are warning the U.S. against any attempt to depart from the June agreement. They have interpreted it, particularly its Paragraph 5, as acknowledging their ability to set the terms for opening the strait. Washington “should know that no proposal outside the framework of understanding will be accepted,” senior lawmaker Mohammad Rashidi told parliamentary news agency Icana | #Iran Talks Sputter as Trump Spurns a Return to His June Deal The president is willing to wait and see if squeezing Tehran economically bears fruit #oott https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-talks-sputter-as-trump-spurns-a-return-to-his-june-deal-f4c2eab7?st=mCkMgE

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