{"id":3673,"date":"2026-11-02T15:04:14","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T10:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3673"},"modified":"2026-11-02T15:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T10:04:14","slug":"iranian-negotiators-leave-qatar-talks-as-draft-deal-circulates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3673","title":{"rendered":"Iranian negotiators leave Qatar talks as draft deal circulates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Iranian negotiators have left talks with Qatari mediators aimed at <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/iran\/\">ending the war<\/a> with the United States, \u200band a draft proposal is being circulated, with a follow-up meeting \u200cpossible, an official briefed on the talks said on Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The negotiators departed on Sunday, though not because of difficulties in the negotiations, the official said, without providing further details on the \u200bdraft proposal.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s foreign ministry spokesperson said the basis of the talks is \u200ba seven-step plan Iran drew up in September to reopen the \u2060Strait of Hormuz and end the US naval blockade on Iran, with Tehran \u200bnow suggesting that proposal could be implemented on a faster timeline under a deal.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bspokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, said deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi had been in Doha to facilitate the exchange of messages with Washington via Qatari intermediaries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur demands have been articulated very clearly and transparently. \u200bThese demands are reasonable and logical: no final agreement can be initiated, nor \u200bcan the Strait of Hormuz be reopened or secured, unless the US naval blockade is brought \u200cto \u2060an end, Iran\u2019s demands are respected, and Iran\u2019s legitimate requirements are addressed,\u201d Baghaei said.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera quoted Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi as saying that under a deal the Strait of Hormuz could be opened within a two-day \u200btimeline rather than \u200bwithin the seven \u2060days originally envisaged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIran\u2019s initial proposal was rejected by US President Donald Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The latest round of diplomacy comes amid concerns that the \u200bconflict could escalate again after Tuesday\u2019s <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/elections\/\">midterm elections<\/a> in the \u200bUnited States. \u2060Asked about Tehran\u2019s view on the midterms, Baghaei said Tehran did not expect elections to \u201cgive birth to a new US.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump has said the United States would not launch \u2060new attacks \u200bon Iran before the vote and that talks \u200bwith Tehran have been productive, though he has not ruled out further military action.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iranian negotiators have left talks with Qatari mediators aimed at ending the war with the United States, \u200band a draft proposal is being circulated, with a follow-up meeting \u200cpossible, an official briefed on the talks said on Monday. The negotiators departed on Sunday, though not because of difficulties in the negotiations, the official said, without providing further details on the \u200bdraft proposal. Iran\u2019s foreign ministry spokesperson said the basis of the talks is \u200ba seven-step plan Iran drew up in September to reopen the \u2060Strait of Hormuz and end the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3673"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3673\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}