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Iranian press lists the latest Qatari proposal terms, Pres. Trump says war highly unlikely if progress on negotiations but Rubio says Iranian demands outrageous
2026-11-09


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Iranian press reports say the latest Qatari proposal included the following terms:

"1- Uranium enrichment: Agreeing to allow Iran to continue enriching uranium to 3.67 percent, in accordance with the pledge made by Asim Munir.
I thought they were at 60% ages ago.
2- Uranium stockpile: Reducing the concentration of 400 kilograms of Iranian uranium enriched to 60 percent, within Iranian territory.
By taking it away so they have to start from scratch with the yellow cake from Iran’s mines, or by diluting what is currently refined, requiring them to start the process not quite from scratch? How will this be enforced?
3- Naval blockade: Lifting the naval blockade imposed on Iran by the United States of America.

4- Frozen Iranian assets: Releasing some of Iran's frozen assets, worth between $6 billion and $10 billion.

5- The Yemen file: Iran taking on the role of mediator between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Houthis in Yemen.
An interesting proposition...
6- International inspections: Allowing International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors to enter Iranian territory.

7- Strait of Hormuz: Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz after International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors enter its territory."

8 - And a pony.

What is striking about these points is that they seem closer to Iranian conditions and demands than to a proposal reflecting both sides' demands, as they do not include any of the American conditions!

Thus, it appears that Tehran is seeking, by publicizing these terms, to impose a political reality that serves its negotiating positions. If the Iranian leadership insists on these demands, a clash may become inevitable, especially if it continues to believe that the American and Israeli positions have become weaker as a result of the election outcomes, particularly amid talk of Netanyahu being excluded from forming the Israeli government.

Trump says war with Iran ‘highly unlikely’ amid unconfirmed US strikes on Iran

[Rudaw] United States President Donald Trump
...So far he's been unkillable, and they've tried....
said Sunday that restarting the war with Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
is "highly unlikely" if progress is achieved during negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, while the US remains "ready" for military action as Iranian media reported unconfirmed US strikes on an island in the Strait of Hormuz.

"It depends on whether or not they sign a very strong agreement," Trump told CNN
...formerly the Cable News Network, now who know what it might stand for...
during an interview on Sunday.

"The answer is highly unlikely it's going to be necessary. They’re a failing nation. It just came out, you say this year, 301% inflation. Highly unlikely it will be necessary. I would if necessary, but we hit them really hard. I hit them so hard. You don’t know how hard I hit them."

Trump repeated the phrase "highly unlikely" five times during the 20 minute phone call with CNN.

Trump’s statement comes amid both wider tensions and ongoing negotiations between Tehran and Washington.

After the interview on Sunday, the state-run Iranian Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported that four explosions were heard on Iran’s Qeshm island, though local and provincial sources have not yet commented on the matter.

The semi-official outlet Fars News Agency reported locals hearing the sound of multiple explosions in both Qeshm and Bandar Abbas, but it said the sounds were due "to the firing of warning shots at offending vessels in the Strait of Hormuz " in reference to vessels that use routes Iran considers unauthorized. The outlet said no official statements have been released thus far.

The US has attacked Iran’s Qeshm island twice in the past week. On Friday, Trump described the latest attack as "minor", targeting anti-craft systems.

Trump further clarified in Sunday’s interview that the US military was prepared for action.

"We’re ready for it. I’ve got three aircraft carriers here. The other one just arrived. We have three. They’re fully locked and loaded," he said.

The President said US forces had identified infrastructure targets within Iran’s borders should military action demand it, including power plants and bridges.

Although Trump professed not to want to destroy infrastructure targets in the interview, he said that the US had 38 bridges in mind that could be eliminated "in literally one hour."

Israeli Channel 13 reported that US Central Command (CENTCOM) has informed Israel that any strikes against Tehran will target power plants and bridges.

Trump had previously threatened to restart attacks on Iran after the midterm elections. The Republican Party’s significant loss earlier this week has been understood by Tehran as a reason for Trump to change tact.

Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, called for change in a post on X on Sunday.

"American voters have made their choice. Time for the White House to make its own," Aragchi stated in reference to the Republican Party’s significant loss at the start of the week.

"Our 2-day proposal stands: meet the requirements, including end to war on all fronts, and you sell results," Araghchi continued.

Tehran’s primary demands are that the Strait of Hormuz be reopened, financial sanctions be lifted, and hostilities against all Iran-backed forces as part of its regional "Resistance® Axis" to cease.

The Strait of Hormuz has been a point of tension since the beginning of the US-Israeli war in February.

Both Washington and Tehran have imposed tit-for-tat restrictions on the vital waterway previously responsible for transporting a fifth of the world’s oil exports.


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