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Iran's top negotiator has rejected American claims that unfrozen Iranian assets would be spent on US agricultural goods, signalling continued friction over asset deployment as nuclear talks proceed under a recent peace framework.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ruled out American government funding for a proposed Iran reconstruction initiative, though he suggested Gulf states could potentially participate in such efforts.
Qatar and Pakistan have announced encouraging progress in mediated talks between the United States and Iran following the first round of high-level negotiations at the Lake Lucerne Summit in Switzerland, with both sides agreeing on a 60-day roadmap toward a final agreement.
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Negotiators from Iran, the United States, Pakistan, and Qatar have formed specialized technical groups at talks in Switzerland to hammer out final terms of a comprehensive peace agreement, with a target completion date of 60 days.