The chances of a breakthrough between the US and Iran are slim unless Washington shifts its stance on the war, an expert said after reports emerged of a new Iranian proposal to end the conflict.
“The two sides are presenting very maximalist positions, and I don’t think that there will be a breakthrough right now unless the US will change its mind,” Danny Citrinowicz, from Israel’s Institute of National Security Studies, told CNN’s Becky Anderson.
Iran’s proposal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz but leave the state of talks on key US demands unclear.
“I have serious doubts the US will accept this offer, because then the US will lose leverage on the nuclear file,” he said.