Fresh efforts at mediation revive hopes for US-Iran climbdown

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• Back-to-back Tehran trips by CDF Munir, Omani FM yield progress on key issues

• Despite public brinkmanship, Washington ‘ready to show flexibility’ on economic sanctions if Iran meets ‘certain conditions’, US media reports

• Diplomatic sources point to ‘softer than expected’ sanctions, say Islamabad taking the lead in conveying messages from Tehran to Washington, and vice versa

• Iran seeks return to terms agreed in Islamabad MoU; eyes Hormuz agreement with Oman

Fresh efforts at mediation revive hopes for US-Iran climbdown

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