Iran's Two-Day Hormuz Offer Comes With a Price List. Here Is What Tehran Wants, and What Trump Is Saying
Iranian envoys were in Doha this weekend pitching a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours. The catch is a list of demands on sanctions, oil waivers and U.S. forces. With oil above $100 and the midterms two days away, here is what Americans need to know.
By Clara Hughes
Iran says it can reopen the Strait of Hormuz in two days. It also says Washington has to pay for it. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Al Jazeera that an Iranian delegation, including one of his aides, traveled to Doha on Saturday to meet Qatari mediators. The talks centered on a plan to reopen the strait, the world's most important energy chokepoint, within two days and restart peace talks with the United States, provided Washington meets a set of Iranian demands, Araghchi said. President Trump is not rushing. Speaking to reporters at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday, he said the negotiations were "going fine but you know they're not very reliable," according to RTÉ. "We've knocked out their nuclear. We still have to take care of, I would say one or two sites, but we can do that in 10 minutes," the President said. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that Qatar-led talks were ongoing. "There are multiple talks. Talks have actually never stopped," Rubio said, according to