Draft Agreement Between Washington and Tehran

Washington – Agencies: Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days if the United States agrees to its demands, while Reuters reported that a draft proposal for an agreement between Washington and Tehran is being circulated following the conclusion of a round of negotiations hosted by Qatar, which ended without disagreements. (See page 12). The agency stated that Iranian negotiators had left the Doha talks, not due to difficulties in negotiations aimed at reaching an agreement to end the war. It quoted an official as saying that a draft proposal is being circulated to gather feedback, and a follow-up meeting may be held. In Tehran, Iran’s Foreign Ministry announced yesterday that it had studied a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days if the United States accepts its demands, after previously proposing a one-week deadline. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said the possibility of implementing this plan within two days is additional evidence of Iran’s good faith, according to him. He clarified that message exchanges with the United States continue through intermediaries, noting that Ghorbani-Avar, the deputy foreign minister, visited Doha to facilitate this. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump threatened to resume military strikes on Iran, stating that Washington might at some point need to deliver a decisive blow to Tehran, without specifying a date. Trump said during an election rally in Iowa yesterday, on the eve of the midterm elections, that he had not yet finished dealing with Iran because he wants to be nice and tries to save lives. The US president also said he had a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, noting that Iran was one of the topics discussed in the call, without providing further details.