Qatar's push for an interim deal to restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is in a "holding pattern", according to regional diplomats quoted by AP. The report, from Saturday 14 November, is relayed by Iran International.
AP says Iran's refusal to discuss its nuclear programme until Washington accepts its ceasefire conditions remains a central obstacle to ending the war.
That stance matches the line Basij head Hossein Taeb gave earlier. He said Iran would decide the manner and subjects of any negotiations only after the US had fulfilled and accepted its seven conditions.
The AP report has reached us through Iran International, and the original has not been independently checked.