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Iranian FM rules out direct US talks as delegation consults in Doha
October 31, 2026 at 05:30 PM · Updated 1h ago
3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 4 hours
MAMasrawy
إيران: مقترح جديد يتيح إعادة فتح مضيق هرمز بالكامل خلال يومين
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MAMasrawy
تسنيم: لا مفاوضات أمريكية إيرانية مطروحة على الطاولة في قطر
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AJAl Jazeera English
Iran FM says US outreach a ‘positive step’ as delegation in Qatar for talks
(opens the publisher’s site)An Iranian delegation is in Doha for talks with Qatari mediators as Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi rules out direct meetings with US officials.
- An Iranian delegation arrived in Doha on Saturday for talks with Qatari mediators; semi-official agency Tasnim denied that US-Iran negotiations were on the table.
- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Al Jazeera that no meetings with US officials are planned and that mediators are consulting on Tehran's conditions.
- Araghchi set conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, including lifting sanctions imposed after the Islamabad memorandum and releasing frozen funds held in Qatar.
- Araghchi said Iran does not rule out an attack and is "prepared for all scenarios."
- Araghchi announced a new proposal, coordinated with mediators, to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days instead of one week.
- Araghchi said Iran had received a message from US Vice President J.D. Vance, adding that talks hinge on Washington accepting Tehran's conditions.