U.S.-Iran Talks Strain as Trump and Tehran Compete to Claim Victory

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Trump says total victory could come within two weeks, raising the stakes for any compromise.
Washington and Tehran remain divided over the sequencing of concessions in ceasefire and sanctions talks.
Hard-line factions in both Washington and Tehran are complicating negotiations.

The United States and Iran are negotiating under one political condition: any agreement must be presented at home as a victory. That demand complicates efforts to extend the ceasefire, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and prepare nuclear talks.

This is evident as Pakistan-mediated talks have exposed divisions over uranium enrichment, sanctions relief, maritime control, and security guarantees. Each government faces hard-liners who could reject concessions as weakness.