Diplomatic Stalemate Deepens: Trump Rejects Sanctions Relief as Tehran Awaits Formal Response Over Strait of Hormuz
WASHINGTON / TEHRAN — Seven months into a devastating military conflict that has reshaped global energy markets and upended Middle Eastern geopolitics, the United States and Iran remain locked in a perilous diplomatic deadlock. Despite frantic behind-the-scenes back-channel negotiations facilitated by Qatari mediators, U.S. President Donald Trump has firmly denied offering any form of sanctions…
