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Iran’s top diplomat took his country’s case to American television on Sunday, warning of a “doomsday war” while insisting Tehran still wants a deal — even as new reporting says President Trump is privately looking past diplomacy toward renewed bombing after the November midterms.
What happened
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, telling the network: “We stand firm in the face of any aggression against us, even when it comes to a doomsday war. At the same time, we are ready for diplomacy.” It was his first major US media appearance since President Trump publicly rejected Iran’s seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. That plan asked for roughly $12 billion in frozen Iranian assets to be released, the US naval blockade lifted, and oil sanctions eased — in exchange for reopening the strait within seven days and a ceasefire on all open fronts, including Lebanon. Trump dismissed the offer as a sign of weakness, writing on Truth Social: “IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON!!!” Tehran, meanwhile, says mediators have not yet formally relayed Washington’s final position.
Why it matters
The public gap is now wider than the diplomacy. The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump privately told staff he sees a renewed bombing campaign as likely after the November midterms — about seven weeks away. Iran’s military is reading the same calendar: the army’s spokesperson said Sunday its forces are fully prepared for renewed US attacks, and the army chief called this a “critical and decisive stage,” warning that “if Iran cannot trade, no one will be able to trade or live.”
- Roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil and gas flows through the strait, effectively closed since the war began in February.
- Brent crude hovered near $106 a barrel this weekend on the standoff.
- Energy-driven inflation is already a factor in bond markets pricing another Fed hike in October.
What to watch
First, the mediators — Qatar is the named channel, and Iran says no definitive US position has been conveyed yet. Second, Yemen: Sunday strikes killed at least seven people at a market in Taiz, and Houthi forces have seized most of Yemen’s Red Sea coastline while hitting Saudi energy infrastructure, widening the conflict’s footprint. Third, oil: any sign the blockade talks collapse completely could push Brent back toward its war highs.
Related reading:
- Trump Rejects Iran’s Hormuz Reopening Deal in Public, Calls It “Unacceptable”
- Saudi Arabia, UAE Urge Trump to Keep Iran Blockade and Sanctions: WSJ
What do you think — does this end with a negotiated reopening of the Strait, or with a second round of strikes? Let me know in the comments.
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