Iran Submits Nuclear Proposal to US via Qatar, Senior Official Says

The significant detail is sequencing: Tehran has put a proposal on the table but conditioned talks on Washington first meeting seven demands, which keeps the process in a pre-negotiation phase rather than a negotiating one. That structure affects mediators like Qatar as much as the two principals, since their role depends on keeping channels open while each side tests the other's seriousness. Whether Washington engages with the proposal on its own terms or treats the seven demands as a precondition to clear is the open question, and it will signal how much room either side has.