Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, an associate fellow at Chatham House, told Al Jazeera that the US and Iran still diverge on priorities. Iran is primarily focused on the Strait of Hormuz issue, insisting on the seven conditions it put forward in the June US-Iran memorandum of understanding. The US, however, is unlikely to lift its naval blockade unless some of its nuclear conditions are met. Tabrizi noted that the main sticking point in the Iranian nuclear issue is the handling of highly enriched uranium, which Tehran is unwilling to transport out of the country. Currently, both sides still disagree on the dilution issue, making an immediate resolution to the crisis difficult.