. >>> rumbling that some progress has been made, but washington and teheran say that no deal has beend now, our analyst kim dozier joining us, and she is the managing editor of the "global times" and now, one cnn source said that we are just not there yet, and what could come of the indirect talks? >> well, this is about keeping the lines of communication open, and also using time that is left before biden and the white house are focused fully on the 2024 presidential campaign to try to make some progress there. are three american citizens and one american resident detained in iran, and whatever moves the u.s. can make towards warming the relationship or taking it off of the confrontational footing that it is currently on, and look, we are probably not going to see the return to the iran nuclear talks, but if we see the positive moves as perceived by both sides, perhaps teheran would send those americans home, and that would be one win for the biden administration. >> speak to me more about that, because cnn has reported that the biden administration is actively trying to get the deta