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NewsIran sends nuclear proposal to US through Qatar, but talks hinge on seven Tehran demands
Iran has sent the United States a proposal on its nuclear programme through Qatari mediators, a senior Iranian official told Reuters, but negotiations will only begin once Washington meets seven Iranian conditions, including lifting sanctions and releasing frozen assets.
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NewsFive tankers and a tugboat catch fire in Strait of Hormuz after mine strikes, Iran says
Five oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz on 5 November after striking naval mines, Iran's Revolutionary Guards and army said, as a separate tanker was hit by two projectiles off Qatar and oil prices fell on hopes of diplomacy.
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IranIran and US still far from a deal to end the war, senior Iranian official tells Reuters, as Tehran ties Hormuz reopening to its conditions
Iran and the United States remain far from an agreement to end their war despite intensified mediation by Qatar, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Tuesday, warning that Tehran’s conditions must be met before the Strait of Hormuz can reopen and that nuclear talks can only begin afterwards.
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IranThree tankers hit mines and catch fire in Strait of Hormuz as Qatar says US and Iran are reviewing draft deal proposals
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy says three oil tankers struck naval mines and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday after using unauthorised routes, even as Qatar said Washington and Tehran are both reviewing mediator proposals aimed at ending the war.
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IranIran says no Hormuz deal until US ends naval blockade, as Baghaei puts “ball in America’s court”
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said on Monday that no agreement can begin and the Strait of Hormuz cannot be reopened or secured unless the United States ends its naval blockade and meets Iran’s demands, while insisting Tehran’s seven-point plan could be implemented within two days if those conditions are met.
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Business & FinanceOil falls more than 4% as hopes of progress in Iran talks ease fears of further supply disruption
Brent crude fell 4.2% to $108.64 a barrel and US crude fell 4.2% to $99.71 on Monday as Qatar-mediated talks on ending the US-Israeli war on Iran raised hopes that Middle East supply disruptions could ease.
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IranIranian negotiators depart Doha with draft deal proposal in circulation as Hormuz talks move to next stage
Iranian negotiators have left Doha after three days of Qatar-mediated talks, with a draft proposal for a deal with the United States now being circulated for feedback and a follow-up meeting possible, an official briefed on the talks said on Monday.
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Pakistan NewsPakistan-bound LNG tanker Al Mayeda was hit near Hormuz hours after Iran cleared its passage, Bloomberg reports
Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, reports that Pakistan had secured Iranian approval for the Qatari LNG carrier Al Mayeda's passage through the Strait of Hormuz only hours before the vessel was struck on Friday, raising fresh questions about the safety of Gulf energy shipments.
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NewsNetanyahu pressed Trump to strike Iran immediately after US midterms, while Trump wants talks to play out, reports say
Reports citing American and Israeli sources say Benjamin Netanyahu urged Donald Trump on Saturday to resume strikes on Iran straight after Tuesday's midterm elections, while Trump currently prefers to give Qatari-mediated negotiations more time.
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IranVessel struck by unknown projectile in Strait of Hormuz as Iran's Guards say two tankers hit mines on unauthorised route
Britain's UKMTO agency reported a vessel struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, while Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said two oil tankers exploded after hitting mines on what it called an unauthorised route, in a day of conflicting accounts from the vital waterway.
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IranIran says Hormuz reopening plan cut to two days as US response is awaited, Araghchi tells MPs
Iran’s foreign minister said on Sunday that a Qatari-mediated plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could now be implemented in two days instead of seven, but that no definitive conclusion had been reached because the outcome depends on Washington’s response.
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IranIranian negotiators in Doha for third day of Qatari-mediated talks as seven-day trust plan is weighed
Iranian negotiators were in Doha on Sunday for a third consecutive day of talks with Qatari mediators aimed at ending the war involving Iran, the United States and Israel, as a Qatari seven-day trust-building proposal and a rival Iranian plan remain on the table.
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Business & FinanceQatar surges 4.6% as Gulf markets slide on fears of renewed US–Iran conflict
Gulf stock markets fell on Sunday as investors braced for possible renewed conflict between the United States and Iran after Tuesday’s US midterm elections, but Qatar’s benchmark bucked the trend with its sharpest intraday percentage gain in more than eight years.
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NewsQatari LNG carrier Al Mayeda struck by “unidentified objects” in Gulf waters, state media reports, with crew safe and vessel operational
A Qatari LNG carrier, the Al Mayeda, was struck by unidentified objects in Gulf waters on Friday evening, Qatar News Agency reported on Sunday, with no crew injured, no environmental damage and the vessel still operational.
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IranIran says Strait of Hormuz could reopen within two days under plan agreed with Qatari mediators, if US meets its conditions
Iran’s foreign minister says Tehran has reached a plan with Qatari mediators that could fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days, provided the United States meets Iran’s conditions.
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IranIranian envoys hold Doha talks with Qatari mediators as Rubio says Trump has yet to decide on new Iran strikes
Iranian negotiators met Qatari mediators in Doha on Saturday while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Donald Trump has not decided on new strikes against Iran and prefers a diplomatic solution, as Tehran ruled out a direct meeting for now and set out its conditions.
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IranUS delegation expected in Doha for direct Iran talks after reported breakthrough
Qatar's Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reports a US delegation is expected to join Iranian negotiators for direct talks in Doha after preliminary understandings on the nuclear programme, Hormuz shipping and economic incentives, though no government has confirmed it.
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IranTrump says Iran war will 'get wrapped up soon' as Qatari mediators report progress in Tehran
Donald Trump said on Friday the war with Iran would get wrapped up soon, without saying how, as Qatari mediators returned to Tehran with revised proposals and Iran was expected to respond by the weekend.
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IranQatari mediators return to Tehran in fresh push for a US-Iran deal
Qatari mediators returned to Tehran on Friday as part of efforts coordinated with Washington to reach a deal between the United States and Iran, an official briefed on the talks told Reuters, even as Tehran insists on its seven conditions first.