Deep Tide TechFlow message, on April 13, according to CCTV International News, U.S. former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent said in a post made late in the evening of April 12 local time that negotiations between the United States and Iran could have worked, but the “zero enriched uranium” demand caused the talks to collapse. He urged that the U.S. pursue its demands rather than Israel’s position, and to salvage the situation within the remaining 9-day ceasefire window. Kent said the U.S. government’s red line has never been “zero enriched uranium,” but rather “Iran must not possess nuclear weapons,” and Iran agrees with that. Since 2003, Iran has never sought to develop or acquire nuclear weapons, but Iran needs to retain uranium enrichment capability, which makes negotiations between the U.S. and Iran feasible. Kent stated that the top priorities right now are to restrain Israel, reach an agreement, and open the Strait of Hormuz.