On August 4, local time, the US and Iran once again made different statements about the negotiations. US Treasury Secretary Bezent said that the US and Iran are expected to reach an agreement on resuming navigation through the Strait of Hormuz within the next day or two; US Secretary of State Rubio said that the relevant negotiations “have progressed, but have not yet been completed”; the Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said that the draft agreement has begun to circulate among the parties concerned. However, Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs once again stated on the same day that it had not resumed negotiations with the US. While continuously sending positive signals and continuing to deny direct negotiations, the two seemingly contradictory statements naturally attracted the attention of international public opinion. However, judging from current public information, the dispute between the two sides is more about how to define “negotiations” rather than whether diplomatic contacts exist. What is more noteworthy is that as the Strait of Hormuz gradually becomes the focus of current diplomatic efforts, communication between the US and Iran has begun to move from making statements of principle to a new stage of discussing specific plans, and relevant details have also surfaced.

On August 4, local time, the US and Iran once again made different statements about the negotiations. US Treasury Secretary Bezent said that the US and Iran are expected to reach an agreement on resuming navigation through the Strait of Hormuz within the next day or two; US Secretary of State Rubio said that the relevant negotiations “have progressed, but have not yet been completed”; the Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said that the draft agreement has begun to circulate among the parties concerned. However, Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs once again stated on the same day that it had not resumed negotiations with the US. While continuously sending positive signals and continuing to deny direct negotiations, the two seemingly contradictory statements naturally attracted the attention of international public opinion. However, judging from current public information, the dispute between the two sides is more about how to define “negotiations” rather than whether diplomatic contacts exist. What is more noteworthy is that as the Strait of Hormuz gradually becomes the focus of current diplomatic efforts, communication between the US and Iran has begun to move from making statements of principle to a new stage of discussing specific plans, and relevant details have also surfaced.