Revolutionary Guards say 3 tankers hit Hormuz mines.

Iran says the strait stays shut until Washington answers its seven conditions.

Monitoring firms count 37 attacks on ships near Hormuz in November, the most in any month of the war.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Hormuz could reopen within 2 days if the demands are met.

Polymarket traders give a US-Iran Hormuz agreement by 31 December a 33% chance.

How each outlet framed it

drawn from 100+ reports worldwide

Al Jazeera Online
relays Rezaei's denial of talks and Trump's 'positive momentum' remark side by side, leaving the diplomatic signals contested
Middle East Monitor leans critical
frames Rezaei's seven conditions as the bargaining position, quoting him that US talk of negotiations is meant to ease oil-price pressure

Sources: Al Jazeera Online, Middle East Monitor