The US-Iran diplomacy is on declined. After negotiations made almost 3 weeks ago, before the US attacks on Israel, diplomacy was at its peak, having negotiations with a third party (Oman) between the US and Iran on the nuclear use. But since the recent attacks, both countries have mentioned their desires on stop the war or have a ceasefire, that occurred on April 7 and 8 after an initial truce was mediated by Pakistan after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, but it has been hanging by a threat, it is fragile.
It is important to remember that United States seeks to have control over the problematic, over the dispute of the Strait of Hormuz and being one step forward over Iran. In this scenario, in hope of talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, President Donald Trump cancelled a visit by his envoys and remains firm on the respective demands over Iran’s nuclear programme and control of the Strait of Hormuz. And on the other part, Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Foreign Minister, blamed the US for the failure of the talks.
The diplomatic way “The Hormuz Proposal”
The latest diplomatic development has been a “72 hour sprint” by Iranian Foreign Minister who visited Pakistan, Oman and Russia.
- The Iranian Offer: Iran has proposed a deal focused on reopening the Strait of Hormuz (a critical global oil chokepoint) and ending the current blockade.
- The Condition: Critically, the proposal seeks to decouple the maritime issue from negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, suggesting that nuclear talks be deferred to a later date.
Under these circumstances, what is the status on talks after 58 days on the conflict? From United States, Donald Trump decided to cancel the visit by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan since “it involved too much travel” and that if Iran wanted to talk and negotiate, they could telephone him. Iran is steady on what it wants, which is that the country would not enter imposed negotiations under threats or blockade. And what is visible is that it remains a “fragile truce” phase, since neither side is willing to concede on the core issue of Iran’s nuclear capabilities, especially Unites States thinking is still a threat.
Referencia
Siddiqui, U. (2026, April 27). Have US-Iran talks failed? Why no deal yet doesn’t mean diplomacy is dead. Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/27/have-us-iran-talks-failed-why-no-deal-yet-doesnt-mean-diplomacy-is-dead