MARCH 25, 2026 AT 05:23 PM

Iran is being less strident in private talks to end war than it is in public, giving them hope the diplomatic effort they are trying to spark isn't dead on arrival, according WSJ citing arab mediators and other sources

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Odds of success remain low, with Iran and US staking out maximalist demands, that are unacceptable to the other side, according to WSJ citing sources.
"But while Iranian state media said Tehran has rejected the U.S. proposal to end the war, it is still listening as mediators try to work out compromise language that would at least open the door for the two sides to meet in the next couple of days, the mediators said."