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July 11 talks in Pakistan
Pakistan will host the next round of negotiations between the United States and Iran on July 11, according to Al Arabiya news channel as cited by Global Times.
“Pakistan will host the next round of negotiations between the United States and Iran on July 11”
The same reporting says the July 11 talks are expected to cover sanctions against Iran, the country's frozen assets, and nuclear issues.
In parallel, An-Nahar reports that Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif hopes Pakistan will host the next round of peace talks between Iran and the United States “very soon,” and says Sharif posted on X that “Pakistan will continue its efforts to achieve peace in good faith, and we hope to host the next round of talks very soon.”
An-Nahar also quotes AFP-linked context from Tehran, including Iranian President Masoud Bezhkian meeting with Pakistani Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir in Tehran, and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meeting with Syed Asim Munir in Tehran.
Trump, assets, and nuclear terms
In a Truth Social post, U.S. President Donald Trump said negotiations on the Iran deal “have not yet been completed in full,” adding that if he reaches an agreement it would be “a good and appropriate deal, not like the one Barack Obama brokered.”
BBC reporting also says a senior American official told a press conference that the White House does not expect to reach an agreement to end the war with Iran by Sunday, with the Iranian leadership’s approval process including the Supreme Leader Mujtaba Khamenei potentially taking several days.
BBC further reports that Tasnim, the semi-official Iranian news agency, said the United States continues to block some essential provisions, particularly those related to the release of frozen Iranian assets.
The BBC account also states that Trump said the sanctions will remain in full force and effect until an agreement is adopted and signed, and that there is “no room for mistakes!”
Hormuz fees and funeral backdrop
As Iran begins dayslong funeral ceremonies for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei under heavy security, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports that Iranian Ambassador Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said Tehran was working in “collaboration and cooperation” with Oman on “new arrangements” for the waterway.
“As a country where the Hormuz is part of its territorial waters, we will definitely charge service fees”
RFE/RL quotes Fazli saying, “As a country where the Hormuz is part of its territorial waters, we will definitely charge service fees,” while insisting such fees would not be a “toll.”
RFE/RL also reports that an interim deal set out that commercial ships would transit the strait free of charge for 60 days, and that it remains unclear what would happen after that period.
Separately, BBC reporting says Trump told a Truth Social audience that he gave Iran “a week off” because of the funeral ceremonies, and RFE/RL adds that the latest round of indirect talks between Iran and the United States was held in Doha, Qatar, on July 1.
