By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on RFI
Russia will take part in negotiations with Ukraine and the United States scheduled for 10 and 11 November in Abu Dhabi. Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov confirmed on 3 November that a Russian delegation would travel to the United Arab Emirates.
Iran warns that a new war with the United States could last longer than the previous conflict, after Donald Trump threatened new strikes on Iranian targets. Military spokesman Mohammad Akraminia says Washington could determine neither its timing nor the conditions for its end, according to Citizen Digital and IOL. Diplomatic efforts remain uncertain, while Tehran says it is preparing both for defence and negotiations.
🇮🇷 Iran · Source: Citizen Digital ·
US envoy Steve Witkoff announces talks between Moscow and Kyiv on 10 and 11 November in Abu Dhabi, mediated by Washington. The discussions are due to address post-war security, de-escalation and humanitarian aid, according to Le Monde, which also reports that at least 26 people were killed in Russian bombings in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Le Monde ·
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.
🇮🇷 Iran · Source: France 24 ·
The United States is considering sending a third aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East, where two US aircraft carriers are already deployed. The reinforcement could come in November, amid tensions with Iran and talks between Iranian and Qatari representatives in Doha, reports the Zambian Observer.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: Zambian Observer ·
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