Iran
Kremlin Says Trump Welcomed Russia’s Role on Iran as Tehran and Washington Trade Threats
The Kremlin says Trump welcomed Russia’s offer to take Iran’s uranium, while Pezeshkian, Rubio and Ghalibaf traded warnings. What was said.
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Strait of Hormuz
All Silent Dossier reporting and analysis on Strait of Hormuz, newest first.
- Iran
Pezeshkian Tells Putin Iran Never Left the Talks, Three Days After Calling Them Meaningless
Pezeshkian told Putin Iran never left the talks, days after calling them meaningless, as Trump pledged no strikes before 3 November.
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- Iran
Trump Promises No Iran Strikes Before the Midterms, and Tehran Says It Will Answer “Within a Few Days”
Trump says the US will not attack Iran before the 3 November midterms; Araghchi says Tehran will answer within days. What was said and what continues.
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- Iran
Trump Says an Iran Deal Is Not What He Wants While Vance and Rubio Still Set Terms for One
Trump said an Iran deal is not what he wants while Vance and Rubio set terms for one. What was said, how it fits, and what Tehran answered.
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- Iran
Putin Offers Iran Mediation as Washington Says the Blockade Works
Putin told Pezeshkian Russia is ready to help mediate the war, as Rubio and Bessent say the blockade works, Qatar says its channel advances and Peskov says no one asked on Yemen.
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- Iran
Vance Says Washington Cannot Tell Who Decides in Tehran. Iran Says the Problem Is Washington
Vance told Reuters Iran must cut enrichment and that the US cannot tell who decides in Tehran. Iran’s foreign ministry says the problem is Washington.
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- Iran
Pezeshkian Calls Talks Meaningless as the Bomber Story Splits Washington on Iran
Pezeshkian calls US talks meaningless as Vance, Rubio and Trump give three accounts of why B-1 bombers left RAF Fairford. What was said and how it fits.
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- Iran
Iran Turns Its Hormuz Offer Into Seven Conditions as Washington Sends a Third Carrier
Ghalibaf says Hormuz stays shut until seven conditions are met, Araghchi rules out a military solution, and a third US carrier heads toward Iran. What was said and how it fits.
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- Iran
Hegseth Calls the Hormuz Blockade Ironclad, Trump Warns of the Hard Way, and Tehran Answers
Hegseth calls the Hormuz blockade ironclad, Trump offers Iran the easy way or the hard way, and Pezeshkian says the economic war failed. What each said and how it fits.
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- Gulf
G7 Oil Release: Diesel Faces a 20-Day Test
The Hormuz response needs delivery records separating March commitments from extra supply.
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- Iran
Trump Calls Axios Report a Hoax as Qatar Carries Iran’s Hormuz Ideas to Washington
Araghchi says Qatar carries Iran’s new Hormuz ideas to Washington and expects a reply Tuesday. Trump calls an Axios sanctions-relief report a hoax.
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- Gulf
Saudi Foreign Minister Rushes Back to Washington as Riyadh Prepares for War With the Houthis
Prince Faisal bin Farhan’s second US trip in days follows Houthi missiles on Riyadh, an Iranian ‘mediation’ offer and a hidden Iranian strike on US Marines. Washington will not fight before the midterms, and Riyadh is preparing for the battle anyway.
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- Iran
Trump Rejects Iran’s Hormuz Offer as ‘Unacceptable’; Araghchi Answers With ‘Doomsday War’
Trump rejected Tehran’s Hormuz reopening offer as “totally unacceptable.” Araghchi and Pezeshkian answered within a day, refusing to soften Iran’s terms.
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- Gulf
For Saudi Arabia, an Open Hormuz Must Also Be Toll-Free
Saudi Arabia has renewed its demand for Hormuz to reopen without fees or restrictions. Earlier European and US statements show why passage and free access are different tests.
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