Reported talks continue around frozen-funds mechanism

Guardian and Sky, citing Reuters and CNN-sourced diplomatic reporting, said U.S.-Iran preliminary-deal talks were still on track after overnight negotiations and centered partly on a mechanism for frozen Iranian funds. The diplomacy track is still moving while strikes and retaliation harden both sides public posture.

Why this matters. This keeps the crisis from becoming a purely military ledger: money-release mechanics may be the next concrete test of whether mediators can turn pressure into a pause. Watch for a public framework, a U.S. denial, or an Iranian demand that stalls the channel again.