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In Short: According to Modern Diplomacy and NewsCord, Iranian negotiators have left discussions with Qatari mediators in Doha, while a draft proposal for a possible agreement is being circulated, an official briefed on the talks said on Monday.
Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera quoted Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi as saying that an agreement could allow the strait to reopen within two days, compared with the seven-day period originally envisaged in Tehran’s proposal.
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said the discussions were based on a seven-step proposal developed by Tehran in September.
A draft proposal is circulating to gather feedback from parties, according to NewsCord.
Baghaei said deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi had been in Doha to facilitate the exchange of messages with Washington via Qatari intermediaries.
The negotiators departed on Sunday, November 1, though not because of difficulties in the negotiations, the official said, without providing further details on the draft proposal.
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson said the basis of the talks is a seven-step plan Iran drew up in September to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the US naval blockade on Iran, with Tehran now suggesting that proposal could be implemented on a faster timeline under a deal.
Reuters reported that Iranian negotiators have left talks with Qatari mediators in Doha, and a draft proposal for a U.S.-Iran deal is being circulated, with a follow-up meeting possible.
President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he was reviewing a new Iranian proposal to end the war.
Two semiofficial Iranian news outlets, Tasnim and Fars, said Iran has sent a 14-point proposal via Pakistan in response to a nine-point U.S. Proposal.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi detailed the proposal to reporters outside the U.N., saying the Strait of Hormuz could be reopened and normal maritime traffic restored within seven days if certain conditions are met.
Trump said the deal 'would not be acceptable,' speaking to reporters as he was departing the White House, without giving further explanation.
Iranian officials have warned that if Iran cannot trade or live, no one will be able to trade or live, emphasizing the Strait of Hormuz as a critical logistical chokepoint.
Background
Iranian negotiators have left discussions with Qatari mediators in Doha, while a draft proposal for a possible agreement is being circulated, an official briefed on the talks said on Monday.
What's confirmed
- Iranian negotiators have left discussions with Qatari mediators aimed at ending the war with the United States, while a draft proposal for a possible agreement is being circulated, an official briefed on the talks said on Monday.
- On Saturday, Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera quoted Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi as saying that an agreement could allow the strait to reopen within two days, compared with the seven-day period originally envisaged in Tehran’s proposal.
- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said the discussions were based on a seven-step proposal developed by Tehran in September.
- A draft proposal is circulating to gather feedback from parties.
- Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi had been in Doha to facilitate the exchange of messages with Washington via Qatari intermediaries.
- The negotiators departed on Sunday, November 1, though not because of difficulties in the negotiations, the official said, without providing further details on the draft proposal.
- Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson said the basis of the talks is a seven-step plan Iran drew up in September to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the US naval blockade on Iran, with Tehran now suggesting that proposal could be implemented on a faster timeline under a deal.
- I ranian negotiators have left talks with Qatari mediators in Doha, and a draft proposal for a U.S.-Iran deal is being circulated, with a follow-up meeting possible, an official briefed on the talks told Reuters on Monday.
- President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he was reviewing a new Iranian proposal to end the war.
- NEW YORK: Iran has offered the United States a deal under which the Strait of Hormuz could be reopened and normal maritime traffic restored within seven days if certain conditions are met, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said.
- Baghaei said Tehran now suggested the proposal could be implemented on a faster timeline under a deal, and he tied any final agreement to the blockade being brought to an end.
- Iranian negotiators left Doha earlier Sunday, though their departure was not due to difficulties in the negotiations, the official told Reuters.
What's still developing
- “The blockade has significantly impacted Iranian trade and imports, with its raw materials proving very difficult to reroute at such short notice,” Mehran Haghirian, executive director of research and programs at the Bourse & Bazaar Foundation, told Arab News.
- “The Iranians already know that the chances of this not being accepted by Trump are much higher than the opposite,” Hamidreza Azizi, senior Iran analyst at the International Crisis Group think tank, wrote on X.
- Speaking at a press conference on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, Mr. Araghchi said the Iranian proposal appeared very similar to the Islamabad memorandum of understanding, which both countries signed in June.
- Reuters/L'Orient Today / 28 October 2026 10:16, updated at 12:30 Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani meets with Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni in Doha, Qatar, Oct. 6, 2026. (Credit: Amiri Diwan/Handout via Reuters) Qatar has put forward ideas that Iran considers unacceptable rather than presenting a formal proposal to end the war with the United States and Israel, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday, adding that Tehran would show no flexibility on the nuclear issue.
- Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 6, 2026.
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