{"id":49733,"date":"2026-11-02T12:59:08","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T10:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=49733"},"modified":"2026-11-02T12:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T10:59:08","slug":"iranians-left-doha-talks-draft-proposal-for-us-deal-being-circulated","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/iranians-left-doha-talks-draft-proposal-for-us-deal-being-circulated\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranians left Doha talks, draft proposal for US deal being circulated"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Iranian negotiators have left talks with Qatari mediators aimed at ending the war with the United States (US), \u200band a draft proposal is being circulated with a follow-up meeting \u200cpossible, an official briefed on the talks said on Monday.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The negotiators departed on Sunday, though not because of difficulties in the negotiations, the official said, without providing further details on the \u200bdraft proposal.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Iran&#8217;s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson\u00a0said the basis of the talks is \u200ba seven-step plan Iran drew up in September to reopen the \u2060Strait of Hormuz and end the US naval blockade on Iran, with Tehran \u200bnow suggesting that proposal could be implemented on a faster timeline under a deal.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The \u200bSpokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, said deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi had been in Doha to facilitate the exchange of messages with Washington via Qatari intermediaries.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;Our demands have been articulated very clearly and transparently. \u200bThese demands are reasonable and logical: no final agreement can be initiated, nor \u200bcan the Strait of Hormuz be reopened or secured, unless the US naval blockade is brought \u200cto \u2060an end, Iran&#8217;s demands are respected, and Iran\u2019s legitimate requirements are addressed,\u201d Baghaei said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>On Saturday, Qatari broadcaster<i>\u00a0<\/i><i>Al Jazeera<\/i>\u00a0quoted Iran&#8217;s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi as saying that under a deal the Strait of Hormuz could be opened within a two-day \u200btimeline rather than \u200bwithin the seven \u2060days originally envisaged.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Iran&#8217;s initial proposal was rejected by US President Donald Trump.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The latest round of diplomacy comes amid concerns that the \u200bconflict could escalate again after Tuesday&#8217;s midterm elections in the \u200bUS.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u2060Asked about Tehran&#8217;s view on the midterms, Baghaei said Tehran did not expect elections to &#8220;give birth to a new US.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8211;Reuters&#8211;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":29729,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[26],"class_list":["post-49733","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"","published_date":"","news_description":"Iranian negotiators have left talks with Qatari mediators","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/49733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/49733\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49736,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/49733\/revisions\/49736"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=49733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}