Iran and US locked in nuclear standoff with no breakthrough signals, analysts warn

Al Jazeera convened analysts including Abbas Aslani from the Center for Middle East and Strategic Studies to examine escalating Iran-US tensions. According to the analysis, nuclear negotiations remain deadlocked with no promising signals from Washington, while Iran has proposed a three-stage plan separating nuclear issues from regional concerns like Strait of Hormuz access. The analysis argues this stalemate raises the risk of military confrontation in a region critical to global energy markets. Per the analysts, the question now centers on which side will compromise first or whether further escalation occurs.