Trump, Qatar's emir discuss mediation efforts to end regional crisis
“Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani spoke by phone with US President Donald Trump to discuss Qatar's mediation efforts towards a comprehensive agreement to end the regional crisis, a Qatari s…”
Iran has sent the United States a nuclear proposal via Qatar, to be discussed only after Washington meets Tehran’s seven demands, a senior Iranian official told. Reuterson Thursday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the US was reviewing the proposal but declined to provide further details.
Mediators have intensified efforts to end the war between Iran and the United States amid fears it could reignite after the US midterm elections, with Trump on Tuesday declining to rule out a resumption of combat operations after the vote and Iran planning wider retaliation if war resumes.
Iran's top security official Mohsen Rezaei had said earlier on Thursday, during a visit to Russia: "On the issue of diplomacy, we have announced seven conditions to the Americans. As long as they do not execute our seven conditions, we will neither open the Strait of Hormuz nor have negotiations".
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Iran has demanded the lifting of US sanctions, the release of frozen Iranian assets and war reparations, among other conditions, while Washington has said nuclear issues must be part of any initial negotiations. The US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, and Iran responded with strikes on Israel and Gulf states that host US bases.
Conflict also erupted in Lebanon between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel, and more recently spread to Yemen, from where the Iran-aligned Houthis have struck energy facilities, airports and other targets in Saudi Arabia.
Trump warns that Iran could face destruction, saying ‘you’ll know soon enough’ about his next moveUS President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he may have to “destroy the rest” of Iran, and that “you’ll know soon enough.”“Now we’ll make a decision: Do we want to go further and just certify it, by certifying it, meaning it will never happen again?”
Trump Office. “I would rather not destroy the rest of the country, if possible, but maybe I’ll have to. And you’ll know soon enough,” he said.
Trump said he thinks it will take Iran 25 years to rebuild after the US-Israeli war on the country that began in February and has yet to be settled.
Asked about reports that Iran sent a proposal to the US through mediators on the future of its nuclear program and whether the US is involved, Trump said: “They’re not doing anything without our approval.”Iran claims it downed 2 US reconnaissance drones over Qeshm Island.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday that it had brought down two US MQM-170 reconnaissance drones over Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz,.
In two separate statements, the IRGC said its Aerospace Force used advanced electronic warfare systems to disable the drones over the island, bringing the total number of MQM-170 drones it claimed to have downed to six. Read:Dar, Araghchi discuss regional developments, stress sustained diplomatic engagement amid US-Iran conflict.
The statements did not provide further details about the incidents. Iran previously said it brought down four US MQM-170 drones in the Strait of Hormuz area during the ongoing conflict. The latest incidents come amid continued military tensions between Tehran and Washington following the US-Israeli offensive against Iran that began on Feb. 28.
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