Tehran Braced for Either

Tehran announced that it was ready to pursue both diplomatic and military options, as a draft deal to end the war circulated after its negotiators left Doha. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said consultations mediated by Qatar and Pakistan were intensive, and that the decision was now in Washington’s hands. Iran made lifting the US naval blockade and meeting its demands conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz. President Masoud Pezeshkian said the supreme leader had granted the government authority to negotiate. China called for a political solution, while Russia expressed concern over the possibility of renewed military action. US President Donald Trump, meanwhile, said the talks were making progress and that Washington was crippling Iran’s economy.

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