Iran's foreign minister warns US to accept its two-day proposal or face escalation
Abbas Araghchi cites the US midterm results, while Secretary of State Rubio says he "wouldn't say we're on the verge of a breakthrough."
The United States and Iran are negotiating through Qatar, which is circulating a framework document that both sides are amending, according to Yahoo News. On Sunday, Nov. 8, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted that Iran's "2-day proposal stands." He demanded an end to the war on all fronts and warned of Iranian forces that would "rain down hell" if the US chooses war.
He linked the message to the Republican losses in the midterm elections. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he "wouldn't say we're on the verge of a breakthrough" and called some Iranian demands "outrageous and ridiculous." Trump told CNN that new US attacks are "highly unlikely" if Tehran moves toward a deal covering its nuclear program and the reopening of the .
He told "60 Minutes" he was "not looking to" escalate, but would give an "emphatic yes" if asked again whether to attack Iran. Vice President JD Vance said the war was among the reasons Republicans lost. Publicly, Iran says it will not discuss the nuclear program or reopen the strait unless seven preconditions are met, including lifting a maritime blockade.
Trump was expected to meet Qatar's prime minister in Washington on Monday.
- 2-daylength of the proposal Araghchi said still standsDaily Caller
- sevenpreconditions Iran sets for talks on its nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz, per Yahoo NewsYahoo News
- up to $20 millionUS reward offered for information on Iran's nuclear programYahoo News
- 23American service members killed in the war, per Military Times as cited by the Daily CallerDaily Caller
- 866American service members injured, per Military Times as cited by the Daily CallerDaily Caller
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Liberal2 outlets
Diplomacy accelerating after the midterms, but far from a deal
Yahoo News leads with Trump offering his "clearest indication yet" that stepped-up talks might prevent another major clash, after his party's "disastrous" midterm results. The report is built as questions: what changed since the midterms, what is being discussed, what stops a deal and whether war will resume. It quotes Rubio calling some Iranian demands "outrageous and ridiculous" and Araghchi saying voters "have made their choice."
It lays out Iran's seven preconditions, Qatar's framework document and the enriched uranium hidden somewhere in Iran, and says neither side has been willing to budge. It closes on the risk of all-out war, which it says "remains real," pointing to Iranian attacks on vessels in Hormuz and a US reward of up to $20 million for nuclear information. Al Jazeera English headlines Iran waiting to resume talks after the midterms shock and reports Araghchi saying talks with the US have made no headway.
Center1 outlet
Iran's two-day ultimatum as Trump weighs strikes
The Hill headlines the story as Iran giving the US a two-day diplomacy ultimatum. It reports that Araghchi, on Sunday, warned Washington to accept Tehran's latest offer to end the war, now more than eight months old, or face military escalation, as Trump considers further strikes after the midterms. It quotes his line: "American voters have made their choice. Time for the White House to make its own."
Conservative2 outlets
Iran leverages Republicans' midterm defeat to pressure Trump
The Daily Caller opens with Iran using Republicans' "crushing midterm blow" as leverage to push Trump toward a peace deal, and threatening escalation if Washington refuses. It cites The Hill and quotes Araghchi's X post in full, including the "rain down hell" warning. It says Democrats won both the House and the Senate in what observers called a "blue tsunami," and cites Military Times for 23 US service members killed and 866 injured.
It quotes a State Department spokesperson and Rubio on Israel's role in the war's start, and Vance saying "The reason we lost is the war." It notes Rubio's description of the war as "not popular, but necessary." The Washington Times headlines Araghchi saying U.S. voters are sick of Israel and "forever wars," in an apparent warning to Trump.
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- Al Jazeera English: Iran waiting to resume talks after US midterms ‘shock’Iranian Foreign Minis
- Yahoo News: Iran using midterm results to press for more concessions in peace talks
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