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Iranian negotiators left Doha talks, draft proposal is being circulated, official says

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Published: 02 November ,2026: 12:05 PM GST Updated: 02 November ,2026: 01:39 PM GST

Iranian negotiators left Doha talks on Sunday, but not due to difficulties in negotiations aimed to reach a deal to end the US-Israeli war on Iran, an official briefed on talks told Reuters on Monday.

A draft proposal was being circulated for feedback, and a follow-up meeting is possible, the official added.

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi had been in Doha to facilitate the exchange of messages with Washington via Qatari intermediaries.

The latest round of diplomacy comes amid concerns that the conflict could escalate again after Tuesday’s midterm elections in the United States. Asked about Tehran’s view on the midterms, Baghaei said Tehran did not expect elections to "give birth to a new US."

Trump has said the United States would not launch new attacks on Iran before the vote and that talks with Tehran have been productive, though he has not ruled out further military action.

_With Reuters_

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Al Arabiya English reports, from a Reuters source, that Iranian negotiators left the Doha talks on Sunday but not because the talks were in trouble, and that a draft proposal is circulating. It names the US-Israeli war on Iran, attributes each claim to its speaker, and sets Trump's assurances against his refusal to rule out further strikes. Nothing in it misleads.

What it gets right

  • “a deal to end the US-Israeli war on Iran”

    Al Arabiya names who is waging the war on Iran in its own voice. It does not fall back on a vague 'conflict' with no actors.

  • “though he has not ruled out further military action”

    The outlet does not let Trump's claim that talks are productive stand alone. It reports in the same sentence that he keeps further attacks open.

  • “to facilitate the exchange of messages with Washington via Qatari intermediaries”

    The outlet gives Iran's own account of its delegation's role and attributes it to the foreign ministry spokesperson by name.

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