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Iran to relay response to US proposals through intermediaries
October 7, 2026 at 10:05 PM · Updated 9d ago
4 reports · over 3 hours
Iran's Foreign Ministry said Tehran will respond to US proposals via intermediaries, even as Washington and Tehran trade rival claims over Hormuz control.
- Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said Iran will convey its response to US proposals through intermediaries.
- Baghaei announced Iran and Oman agreed on the coordinates of safe corridors in the Strait of Hormuz, to be presented to the relevant international body.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran has lost "full control" over Hormuz, adding that oil flows through the strait nearly match pre-conflict levels.
- Maritime security sources reported at least 12 attacks on oil and gas tankers crossing Hormuz during the week ending October 5, the highest weekly tally since the war began.
- Trump said the war with Iran would end soon.
- Preliminary Kepler data showed Gulf crude exports recovering in late September to a daily average of 18.3 million barrels, surpassing pre-war levels.
- Baghaei said Iran has presented its conditions for ending the war on all fronts and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.




