US-Iran talks on settling conflict reach impasse — Egyptian Foreign Ministry

DOHA, August 26. /TASS/. Negotiations to end the conflict between Iran and the US have reached an impasse, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty stated.

"There is a problem, and as you know, there is currently neither peace nor war," he told the Emirati newspaper The National. The top diplomat added that the situation appears to be at an impasse.

Abdelatty also emphasized that Egypt "continues to maintain contact" with Tehran and advocates for a swift end to the conflict based on an agreement that would include provisions on the nuclear program, the lifting of US sanctions, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and a ceasefire.

The US and Israel launched a war against Iran on February 28. In June, Washington and Tehran, with Islamabad acting as mediator, signed a memorandum of understanding providing for an immediate cessation of hostilities on all fronts, including in Lebanon. However, in the early morning hours of July 8, the US resumed large-scale strikes against Iran, accusing it of violating the terms of the agreements reached on the Strait of Hormuz.