By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
Iran is holding intensive indirect negotiations with the United States to avoid further US strikes, according to its foreign ministry, quoted by France 24. Tehran is offering to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if Washington accepts its demands, an offer already reported on 2 November.
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The Iran-U.S. crisis concerns the nuclear deal, nuclear weapons and the risk of war.
2 NovIran proposes reopening Strait of Hormuz within two days
1 NovTrump says war between US and Iran will end soon
31 OctMojtaba Khamenei threatens US with response without geographical limitsIran is considering a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days if the United States accepts its demands, the Iranian foreign ministry announced, according to La Presse de Tunisie and SeneNews. Indirect exchanges between Tehran and Washington are intensifying with mediation from Qatar and Pakistan, while tensions have driven Brent down 6% to $106, SeneNews reports.
🇮🇷 Iran · Source: La Presse de Tunisie ·
Brent fell 1.40% to $111.84 a barrel and US crude 1.50% to $102.56, as markets responded to hopes of diplomatic progress in the war between the United States, Israel and Iran. The decline came on Monday after three days of talks between Iranian and Qatari officials, while prices remain sensitive to risks in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Reuters.
🇮🇷 Iran · Source: MyJoyOnline ·
US military bases in the Gulf could become Iranian targets if Donald Trump orders further strikes. The vulnerability dominated discussions at the Manama Dialogue, while Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty warned that another war would be more dangerous, according to Sowetan.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: Sowetan ·
US President Donald Trump threatened Iran with a “sledgehammer” at a rally in Dubuque, Iowa, on Sunday, saying he was not finished with the country, according to AFP as cited by Defimedia and Tribune Online. He said he had held back from further strikes to avoid loss of life. An Iranian army spokesman warned that a new war could last longer than the previous conflict, Tribune Online reports.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: Defimedia ·
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