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Iranian negotiators have left talks with Qatari mediators aimed at ending the war with the United States. A draft agreement is circulating between the sides, and another meeting could take place, an official familiar with the discussions said on Monday.
The official said Iran’s representatives left Doha on Sunday, Nov. 1, not because the talks had encountered difficulties. The official did not provide further details about the draft.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said the discussions are based on a seven-stage plan Tehran prepared in September. The plan calls for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending the U.S. naval blockade against Iran. Tehran has proposed implementing the plan more quickly as part of a possible agreement.
Baghaei said Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi had travelled to Doha to help exchange messages between Qatari mediators and Washington.
“We have expressed our demands very clearly and transparently. These demands are logical and well-founded: without an end to the U.S. naval blockade, respect for Iran’s demands and the meeting of its legitimate needs, it is impossible to begin a final agreement, open the Strait of Hormuz or ensure its security,” Baghaei said.
Al Jazeera reported on Saturday, citing Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, that if an agreement is reached, the Strait of Hormuz could be opened within two days instead of the seven days proposed earlier.
U.S. President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s initial proposal.
Diplomatic efforts are continuing amid concerns that the conflict could escalate again after midterm elections in the United States on Tuesday. Asked about Tehran’s position on the elections, Baghaei said Iran did not expect them to “give birth to a new United States.”
Trump said Washington would not launch new attacks against Iran before the vote and described talks with Tehran as productive. However, he did not rule out the possibility of resuming military operations in the future.
