Iran Says Nuclear Issue Not Part of Current US Talks

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Tehran is not addressing the nuclear issue in current talks with the United States and is instead focused on ending the war. Baghaei stated that an agreement is not imminent despite some progress in the negotiations.

Andrea Dessi, an assistant professor at the American University of Rome, said both sides have shown some softening of positions and movement away from previous red lines. Dessi added that the talks remain fluid and are not close to a breakthrough. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing as part of diplomatic efforts by several countries to end the conflict.

The Israeli military said a drone struck an area where its troops were operating in southern Lebanon. No injuries were reported and the incident is under review. Israeli forces targeted the municipality of al-Haniyah and surrounding areas in southern Lebanon with incendiary bombs, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency.

45 a barrel. Gold prices rose more than 1 percent while the US dollar weakened. Ross Harrison, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, said Iran is seeking an economic future through either the Strait of Hormuz or sanctions relief after the conflict ends.