Trump frames the round as a last chance while Tehran points back at the memorandum

11:00 AM Mountain Time, Aug 3, 2026DiplomacyReported

A plumb line hangs beneath one table while Washington and Tehran baseline markers begin at different heights. — Washington and Tehran were still trying to begin from different starting points.Illustration · not evidence

Trump said talks were under way and described the moment as a last chance for a deal, after the strikes he had ordered were called off. Tehran urged Washington to honour the June 17 memorandum it says the United States disregarded from the outset.

Context

Each side is asking the other to start from a different document: Washington from a new deal, Tehran from the one already signed. That gap, not the strike tempo, is what has stalled every round since June.

Local time: 1:00 PM New York time, Aug 3, 2026
Location: Washington, D.C., United States
Relationship: Update

Source

Al Jazeera

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