Iran-US Gulf Ceasefire Talks Deadlocked as Strait of Hormuz Remains Shut

Iran and the United States remain at loggerheads over efforts to agree a permanent end to the war in the Gulf, with no in talks to revive the interim deal agreed in June or define a time frame to implement it, according to a senior Iranian source.

>The comments came as U.S. President Donald Trump issued yet another broadside against Iran’s leaders, dealing a further blow to hopes for a resolution the crisis following new attacks on shipping in the region on Tuesday.

Interim Deal Unravels Amid Mutual Accus

>The U.S. accuses Iran of failing to honor an agreement under the deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz shipping route. Tehran Washington has reneged on its commitments, including lifting a blockade of Iranian ports and releasing frozen Iranian assets.

“One of issues that is being discussed via mediators is the U.S. returning to the interim agreement and defining a time frame for implementing the commitments. There has been absolutely no progress on issue,” the Iranian source said.

Trump Claims Control, Iran DisputesTrump said on Wednesday that the U.S. has “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz. But the Persian Gulf Strait, the body Iran set up to manage the waterway, said it remains blocked and will not be reopened until Iran’s conditions are accepted.“Iran is all talk and no action, the Bully of the Middle East No Longer,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform. the conflict, Trump has alternated between threats of escalation and claims that a peace deal is imminent.

No Talk of, Says Iranian Source

Thousands of people have been killed in the conflict, mainly in Iran and Lebanon, since the U. and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28. Iran has struck U.S. assets and infrastructure in countries including Oman, Jordan,, Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.

The June interim ceasefire agreement set a 60-day period, extendable mutual consent, within which Iran and the U.S. were expected to reach a final deal limiting Tehran’s nuclear program and lifting U.S. sanctionsp>

The Iranian dismissed a report from Turkey’s Anadolu news agency that quoted Pakistani government sources as saying they had agreed to that 60-day period.

“There is no talk of an extension because, from Iran’s perspective, there is no period began and therefore nothing to extend. The United States violated the interim agreement 48 hours after it was reached and withdrew from it a few days later the source told Reuters.

Attacks on Shipping and Oil Market Impact

The Strait of Hormuz a narrow waterway between Iran and Oman and the entrance to the Gulf, handled a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas flow before the war.

Benchmark Brent crude futures have surged since the start of the war in February, hitting a peak of $126 a, roughly 75% above pre-war levels, with choppy trade reflecting concerns over disruptions to Gulf oil supplies and shifting signals on peace talksp>

On Tuesday, in separate incidents, a suspected attack and a U.S. Navy MH-60 helicopter fired two Hellfire missiles the U.S. military said. Oil prices rose but then steadied in volatile trading on Wednesday after forecasters cut projections for 2026 demand. Brent crude futures were trading at around $88 a barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude at around $83 a barrel.