Diplomacy Advances Slowly

Pezeshkian keeps political permission from Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to maintain indirect talks, while Washington tests whether Tehran can deliver limits on enrichment. This is the most likely path because both governments have incentives to avoid an October crisis even as the Revolutionary Guard and U.S. deal critics attack the process.

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