On November 2, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ismail Baghaei said a seven-point proposal forms the basis for diplomacy with the United States. He said the ball is now in Washington’s court to implement it. Iran requires an end to the US naval blockade and acceptance of its demands as prerequisites for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
The strikes coincided with a vessel being hit by an unidentified projectile, as mediators seek to link a halt to maritime attacks with the lifting of the US blockade on Iranian ports.
Read the full storyTehran said its seven-step proposal remains the basis for indirect contacts, as Qatari talks ended without a breakthrough and oil flows through the strait fell.