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.

Another round of U.S.-Iran talks has been rumored for days, but no specific date or location has been set. The ceasefire has allowed significant normalization of daily life in Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Iran and Israel, as fighting is now confined to Lebanon, while markets have boomed and oil prices moderated in the aftermath. However, significant U.S. assets, ordered before the ceasefire, continue to move into the region, including a Marine Expeditionary Unit and the USS George H.W. Bush, firepower that would be needed for the United States to re-escalate in case ceasefire talks fail.