A diplomatic source told CNN that negotiations between the United States and Iran are proceeding normally and are not in jeopardy, after an overnight round of talks. The update comes amid continued US airstrikes against Iranian targets, signaling that the diplomatic track remains active despite the kinetic escalation.
A diplomatic source told CNN that negotiations between the US and Iran are proceeding normally and are not in jeopardy, following an overnight round of talks. The update, reported at 11:32 Jerusalem, confirms The Zioneer's earlier thread: the diplomatic track, first reported by Fox News at 16:55 on June 10, has been repeatedly reaffirmed through multiple sources throughout the day. At 16:55 Jerusalem, a diplomatic source told CNN the talks were still ongoing, and by the same hour, Iranian sources told Reuters the talks included the mechanism for unfreezing $25 billion in frozen funds. The overnight round suggests continuity even after the US airstrikes that began following a drone incident that nearly hit an Apache crew, as reported at 02:16 Jerusalem.
Antecedent reports have evolved from a single Fox News report to multiple confirmed channels. At 02:16 Jerusalem, US officials told The Zioneer that Trump had not abandoned diplomacy, and that the strikes were a warning. That framing was reinforced at 01:16 Jerusalem by a US official to CNN. By 16:55 Jerusalem, both CNN and Reuters had on-record sourcing. The overnight round now adds a temporal extension to a diplomatic track that has persisted through kinetic escalation, as The Zioneer reported at 11:27 Jerusalem: nuclear deal progress was narrowing on four key issues, including beyond Strait of Hormuz discussions.
Attributed background from The Zioneer's published record situates this in a wider dynamic. President Trump told reporters at 10:42 on June 9 that the US may have an idea 'within a day or two,' and that a call with Netanyahu was 'a great call,' with both sides expected to 'leave each other alone for at least a week or so.' A US official to CNN at 01:16 Jerusalem described the strikes as a warning. The Zioneer also reported at 06:50 Jerusalem on June 10 that progress had been made in talks before the escalation, though details were not specified.
What remains open: The substance of the overnight round and any progress achieved have not been disclosed. The continuity of the talks does not indicate how far the sides are from an agreement, and the ongoing airstrikes — though described as warnings — have not been formally linked to a timeline for de-escalation.
7 developments
- StrongIran media: potential US deal includes $24 billion frozen assets, Lebanon provisions
- StrongIran says US talks at advanced stage, most points agreed
- DevelopingJournalist: US-Iran talks still ongoing amid complex diplomacy
- DevelopingIsraeli official urges US not to release frozen Iranian assets as part of MOU
Source and signal
- Internal intake