{"id":113,"date":"2026-05-23T15:07:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T15:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=113"},"modified":"2026-05-23T15:07:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T15:07:29","slug":"iran-and-us-signal-some-progress-in-talks-as-trump-weighs-striking-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=113","title":{"rendered":"Iran and US signal some progress in talks as Trump weighs striking again"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>JERUSALEM (AP) \u2014 Iran on Saturday signaled \u201cnarrowing differences\u201d in <span>negotiations<\/span> with the U.S. after Pakistan\u2019s army chief held more talks in Tehran and the United States weighs a new round of attacks on the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=111\">An Ebola treatment tent set ablaze again in eastern Congo with 18 suspected cases escaping<\/a><\/p>\n<p>U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told journalists in India that \u201cthere\u2019s been some progress made\u201d and \u201cthere may be news later today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Iran has rebuilt <span>military assets<\/span> after <span>weeks of war<\/span> and then a fragile ceasefire, parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said after the meeting with Field Marshal Asim Munir, state TV reported.<\/p>\n<p>Qalibaf, the lead negotiator in historic face-to-face talks with the U.S. last month, also said the result would be \u201cmore crushing and more bitter\u201d than at the start of the war if U.S. President Donald Trump resumes attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, Iran\u2019s official IRNA news agency quoted Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei as saying that nuclear issues are not part of the current negotiations, as Tehran first seeks to end the war before discussing its <span>nuclear program<\/span> that has long been at the heart of international tensions.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Baghaei said the sides are trying to finalize a memorandum of understanding and positions have moved closer in recent days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the past week, the trend has been toward narrowing differences,\u201d he said. \u201cWe will have to wait and see what happens over the next three or four days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rubio said that \u201ceven as I speak to you now there is some work being done. There is a chance that whether it\u2019s later today, tomorrow, in a couple days we may have something to say.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=109\">Ukrainian drone attack triggers fire at a Russian oil terminal<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<!-- AP \"Read More\" embed (place mid-article) --><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rubio repeated the U.S. stance that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon and must turn over its highly enriched uranium, and the Strait of Hormuz must be open.<\/p>\n<p>Trump earlier said he was <span>holding off<\/span> on a military strike against Iran because \u201cserious negotiations\u201d were underway, and at the request of allies in the Middle East. Trump has <span>repeatedly set deadlines<\/span> for Tehran and then backed off.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The U.S. and Israel sparked the war with attacks on Feb. 28, cutting short talks with Iran. Tehran retaliated by effectively closing the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for the region\u2019s oil, natural gas and fertilizer, causing global economic pain.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. then <span>blockaded<\/span> Iranian ports, and the U.S. Central Command on Saturday said U.S. forces had turned away more than 100 commercial vessels and disabled four since the blockade began April 13.<\/p>\n<p>There was progress in the talks between Pakistan\u2019s army chief and Iran\u2019s leadership, two officials in Islamabad said, describing the discussions as moving \u201cin the right direction.\u201d The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media on the record.<\/p>\n<p>Munir also met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, President Masoud Pezeshkian and other senior officials, the two officials said, adding that Islamabad continues efforts to arrange a second round of direct negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>It was not clear whether Pakistan\u2019s army chief met with <span>Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi<\/span>, who heads Iran\u2019s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, has become a major player in formulating <span>Iran\u2019s tough stance<\/span> in talks.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=107\">Coal mine explosion in China kills 90 people, state media say<\/a><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>Associated Press writer Matthew Lee in New Delhi, India, contributed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran has signaled movement in negotiations after Pakistan\u2019s army chief left Tehran following talks with its leaders. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaking in India, noted some progress Saturday. But Iranian parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf warned of a harsher response if U.S. President Donald Trump resumes attacks, and says Iran has rebuilt military assets after weeks of war and a fragile ceasefire. Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry says nuclear issues are not part of current talks and the focus is on ending the war. Rubio repeated the U.S. stance that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon and the Strait of Hormuz must open.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran and US signal some progress in talks as Trump weighs striking again - Top Moving Pros<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=113\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Iran and US signal some progress in talks as Trump weighs striking again - Top Moving Pros\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Iran has signaled movement in negotiations after Pakistan\u2019s army chief left Tehran following talks with its leaders. 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