Trump meets with National Security team to review two-stage Qatari draft
Trump meets with the National Security team to review a Qatari draft, while Rada'i meets Putin in Moscow to mediate the conflict.
Translated by Qiyas from الجريدة — Original source
US President Donald Trump said he would decide “soon” whether to resume the war on Iran, following a meeting with his national security team. As US Central Command continues its preparations, Qatari mediators are working to advance a draft confidence-building agreement between Washington and Tehran.
Trump said of the nuclear proposals presented by mediators to Iran: “They are not doing anything without our approval.” He added that Iran might need 25 years for reconstruction and that losing elections would not affect his calculations.
A US official told Axios that Central Command is finalizing preparations for a potential resumption of major combat operations against Iran, but has not received new guidance from Washington.
The site noted that the arrival of a third US aircraft carrier in the Middle East could be a sign of imminent strikes.
A US official said the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt and its strike group would spend several days in Singapore and would not reach the Central Command area of operations before mid-November.
On the first day, the United States would lift its naval blockade and release part of the frozen Iranian funds.
On the second day, the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened, and nuclear talks would resume, focusing on Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
In Moscow, Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin, days after Putin offered to mediate between the United States and Iran, according to Axios.
Rezaei said he had delivered a message from Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei to Putin, and that the Russian president expressed readiness to help end the war. He noted that the talks included post-war security arrangements.
Reuters reported that Tehran had sent a nuclear proposal to Washington via Qatar, with an official saying it would only be discussed after the United States meets Iran’s seven demands.
The New York Times reported on Thursday that, according to officials, Rezaei had shown greater openness to discussing the nuclear file in unofficial communications, despite his public insistence on Iran’s demands.
