Talks, via Qatari mediation, have intensified in order to avoid a repeat of the forty days of intense bombardments this summer and to try to restart negotiations in a conflict that is shaking the world economy.
The Strait of Hormuz remains a vital passage point for world oil. Any closure, even temporary, weighs on prices and on supply.
Nothing indicates, at this stage, that the differences over Iran's nuclear program and over the conditions for a reopening of Hormuz have been smoothed over.
Qatari mediation aims to prevent a new cycle of strikes and to bring the parties back to the table, without the core demands having yet converged.
This climate caused oil prices to fall on Monday."Oil prices are falling like stones (…) because people feel there will be no war with Iran,"Donald Trump said. Donald Trump assured that a deal with Iran"could happen,"as oil prices retreated on Monday, with markets betting on the absence of a new war.
He added that Iran"wants a deal, as quickly as possible."Positions remain very far apart. According to Iran, consultations are nonetheless"intense"to avoid a resumption of hostilities with the United States.