Keep pulling the thread on Iran Eye More Talks.
The U.S. and Iran are in discussions to hold another round of face-to-face negotiations for a longer-term ceasefire.
The U.S. officially began a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.
Iran possesses a stockpile of 900 pounds of highly enriched uranium, the disposition of which is a key point of contention in negotiations.
The Trump administration's negotiating position demands that Iran surrender its entire stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
Iran's negotiating position is to retain its highly enriched uranium stockpile and dilute it to lower enrichment levels domestically.
The U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is primarily targeting vessels with connections to Iran, those carrying Iranian oil, or those sanctioned by the U.S. for the Iranian oil trade.
Liquefied natural gas tankers from Qatar and oil shipments from Saudi Arabia are avoiding passage through the Strait of Hormuz due to fear of retaliation.
The continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz prevents millions of barrels of oil from reaching the global market each day.
The Ras La Fan facility in Qatar, the world's largest LNG export facility, was damaged by Iranian missiles on March 18-19.
Damage from an Iranian missile attack took approximately 17% of the capacity of Qatar's Ras La Fan LNG facility offline.
Qatar estimates it will take three to five years to repair the damage to its Ras La Fan LNG facility.
Weekend negotiations held in Islamabad between the U.S. and Iran ended without a deal.