What we know about latest efforts to end US war on Iran
The foreign ministers of the US and Iran say a diplomatic end to the war is still possible. An Iranian delegation is in Doha talking to Qatari mediators but no direct US-Iran talks are planned. Meanwhile, Iran’s Supreme Leader told the military to prepare to defend the country.
As Washington and Tehran send mixed signals, analysts say trust remains a key obstacle to any deal.
Iran’s army warned Saturday that any new US attack would only spread their war wider, following threats by America and Israel of further military action as they hold crucial elections. The Iranian warning comes with fresh diplomatic efforts underway to avert a resumption of fighting, with Qatari mediators in Tehran and US Vice President JD Vance reportedly sending a letter to Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei.
Oil flows are up as Iran war turmoil eases. Brent crude prices are up more than 60 percent compared with pre-war levels, despite rebound in supply.
Sanctioned Russian FM attends Atlanta talks as Iran war, Hormuz disruption and Ukraine divide G20 members.
Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Saturday warned the United States and Israel against returning to war, according to a written statement, following threats from the Islamic republic’s foes of a possible resumption of strikes. Khamenei has not been publicly seen since he became supreme leader, following his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing in US-Israeli strikes at the start of the Middle East war in February.
Withdrawal from the nuclear treaty doses not mean that Iran would build a nuclear weapon, observers say.