Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iranian negotiators were in Qatar for talks on a proposal that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days if the United States lifts its blockade. Qatar’s draft had set out a seven-day sequence of daily confidence-building steps; the two-day figure is Iran’s. The delegation is led by deputy foreign ministers. Al Jazeera reported Araghchi called US outreach a positive step, while Reuters had earlier reported that Tehran judged Qatar’s seven-day plan inadequate.

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Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, said: "Unless our conditions are met, the Strait of Hormuz will not be opened, and we will not enter into negotiations." He said he had read the letter Vice President Vance sent through Qatari mediators but had not replied. The Washington Post reported that Vance had offered to meet Rezaei in person; Araghchi said Iran had no plans to meet US officials. The two Iranian positions — a two-day reopening on offer, and no reopening without conditions — are recorded side by side.

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Tracker status holds at WAR RESUMED. Day 246 narrows the arithmetic: two days to reopen the strait if the blockade lifts, against Washington’s demand that the nuclear file comes first and Rezaei’s refusal to negotiate without Iran’s conditions. Iran’s formal answer to Qatar is due by the weekend. The pledge of no US strikes before November 3 stands. No ceasefire is in force.