Overview
- On Wednesday, Mohsen Rezaei told Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir that not a single gram of Iran’s enriched uranium will be transferred abroad and that talks will not restart until Washington meets Tehran’s conditions.
- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said indirect negotiations through Qatar and Pakistan are ongoing over Iran’s seven‑day ceasefire proposal while the United States seeks new clauses to that plan.
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned it could target undersea internet cables and other Gulf infrastructure if Iran faces new strikes, raising risks to regional communications and shipping.
- U.S. officials are reported to be planning a range of military options including large non‑nuclear strikes and force deployments to the region, plans that are constrained by the U.S. midterm calendar.
- Diplomacy is deadlocked over sequencing and verification because the June memorandum left enrichment details unresolved, the IAEA has limited access, and reopening the Strait of Hormuz hinges on reciprocal, verifiable steps.