A senior Iranian official told Reuters that Iran has sent a nuclear proposal to the United States through Qatar, and that it will be discussed only after Washington meets seven demands. Tehran is handing over a paper while refusing to talk about it.

Iran said on Monday that it had not yet reached the point of entering nuclear negotiations. A senior Iranian official told Reuters on Tuesday that the two sides remain far from a deal and that nuclear talks can begin only after Iran's conditions are met.

Reports cited by Shafaqna list the seven as a regional ceasefire, release of frozen assets, an end to oil sanctions, an end to the US naval blockade, war reparations, a US troop withdrawal and an end to threats and interference.

On the American side, an Al Jazeera reporter said the US proposal seeks to combine Iran's seven conditions with US nuclear demands, including highly enriched uranium. Iran insists its conditions be implemented before any nuclear negotiations begin. That looks like two sides each insisting on a different order of play.

The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing five officials, that Iran is reviewing concrete nuclear proposals from mediators, after Qatar held two rounds of talks in Tehran and one in Doha over the past week. No final Iranian decision was reported. Qatar's foreign ministry spokesperson, Majed al-Ansari, said on Tuesday that both sides were reviewing proposals and that Qatar was facilitating a real-time exchange, Al Jazeera reported.

Arab diplomats cited by Al-Jadeed say the talks have progressed and will be clearer on Friday, while Iran's side says a deal is far off.

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