
AI-generated summary
The US and Iran are in a state of tension over Tehran's nuclear program. After Trump rejected a seven-day truce proposal, international mediators stepped up efforts to resume negotiations.
International mediators are trying to extract concessions from Iran on its nuclear program in order to resume negotiations with the United States. Diplomatic efforts intensified after US President Donald Trump rejected Tehran's proposal for a seven-day truce, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports.
It is reported that Tehran gave the mediators virtually no signs of readiness to discuss its nuclear program.
As WSJ interlocutors from Middle Eastern countries note, Iranian authorities believe that they are able to withstand a long American blockade or renewed attacks from the United States.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Negotiations between Iran and the US will remain suspended in the coming weeks
Likely · Within weeks

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