Krystal

strikes in southern Iran not looking good for a potential deal.

And of course, neither the U.S.

and Iran, they are not meeting face to face.

So how are you going to establish some sort of deal with parties that have

negative trust without any sort of face-to-face conversations seems pretty unlikely.

But to get the Iranian perspective on this, we can now bring in Professor Mohamed Morandi for his view on these recent events.

Joining us now to discuss that Iranian perspective is Professor Mohamed Morandi of the University of Tehran.

Great to see you again, sir.

Yeah, of course.

So let's go ahead and put B1 up on the screen here, guys.

So we've got a report, this one from the Financial Times, that some of Iran's top negotiators have traveled to Qatar amid intensified efforts to secure a deal.

What is your sense of how real these negotiations are and how close we are to a potential end of this war?

As you indicated, the concept is that the nuclear file negotiations will be pushed off into the future, but in this initial negotiation, there are a lot of details that remain to be worked out and can put B2 up on the screen, which pertains to the status

of the Strait of Hormuz.

So this is from an Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson.

We are not seeking tolls from the Strait of Hormuz.

Be careful in choosing words.

Fees are charged for the services that Iran and Oman provide in the Strait of Hormuz, as well as for the implementation of nature and ecosystem protection programs.

So not a toll, but a fee for services.

What is your sense, though, of what some of the red lines in this initial phase of negotiations are for Iran?