WashingtonTrump answered “no” on striking Iran after the midterms.
Nothing is signed, and the Strait of Hormuz stays closed while a Qatari delegation flies to Tehran.
Iran says its seven-step plan, now condensed to two days, reopens the strait if the US lifts its port blockade and sanctions.
“One way or the other, we will do something, but there is no rush,” Trump said separately.
Polymarket traders give a US-Iran Hormuz agreement by 31 December a 40% chance, up 6 points in a week.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 400+ reports worldwide
- TRT World
- attributes falling oil prices directly to expected diplomatic deal progress, quoting Trump's 'that's why I guess' framing
- Reuters
- ties Trump's strike doubts to high gasoline prices weighing on voters, with Vance quoted on negotiation prospects
- TASS
- recounts the July 8 resumption of strikes and the shift to economic strangulation via sanctions after the MoU collapsed
- Al Jazeera Online
- reports Iran's seven-step plan has been condensed to two-day implementation, with Baghaei tying Hormuz reopening to US demands
- The New Arab
- tracks the Qatari delegation's third Tehran visit in a week, with 12 hours of talks and Gharibabadi's Doha follow-up
Sources: TRT World, Reuters, TASS, Al Jazeera Online, The New Arab