Officials Considering Second Round of U.S.-Iran Talks As Sticking Points Remain
American and Iranian officials are considering a second round of negotiations after a marathon weekend session failed to reach a deal.

Shannon O'Neil, senior vice president and Maurice R. Greenberg chair at the Council on Foreign Relations, discusses the state of US-Iran peace negotiations. Both countries are considering a second round of talks, as the US restricts shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. (Source: Bloomberg)
American and Iranian officials are considering a second round of negotiations after a marathon weekend session failed to reach a deal.
Though last week's ceasefire agreement has appeared to hold, the showdown over the Strait of Hormuz risks renewed fighting.
The United Nations' secretary general said it was "highly probable" that the negotiations would restart.
Iran’s military warned it would block all trade through the Red Sea if the United States continued its naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The threat was made by the head of Iran’s military central command center in a statement featured on Iranian state television. In it, the commander argued that the blockade “creates…