Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran expects a final U.S. response today to its proposal for reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Qatari and Pakistani mediators are pushing for an understanding. Iran's conditions remain unchanged. Little is known about actual progress, leaving a prolonged stalemate possible.

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