U.S.-Iran talks are progressing, including a potential Iranian offer to partially normalize shipping through the Strait of Hormuz by allowing ships to pass through Omani, rather than international, waters without fear of attack or toll, Reuters reported on April 15. However, Iranian sources cautioned that little progress had been made on reaching a nuclear deal, while no fresh reporting emerged about the status of other thorny issues like Iran's missiles and proxies, even as there was fresh focus on the Israeli-Hezbollah war.