Shea Levin — text status

Pakistan and Qatar are working to revive nuclear negotiations between the U.S. and Iran amid growing fears of renewed fighting, as Washington deploys additional aircraft carriers to the Middle East and Israel prepares for possible new strikes against Iran. Mediators are proposing sanctions relief and the release of frozen Iranian funds in exchange for concessions on Tehran’s nuclear program. However, major obstacles remain, with Iranian hard-liners resisting renewed negotiations while U.S. military forces continue to build up in the region.