Qatari Official Disputes U.S.-Iran Plan Details as Talks Continue

A Qatari official on Monday called reported details of a proposed U.S.-Iran arrangement inaccurate, challenging claims that Iran had approved a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz while mediated talks continued.

The United States and Iran were still discussing the arrangement’s details with mediators, the official said.

Two diplomatic sources familiar with the negotiations had claimed Iran approved a proposal to reopen the strait. They also said Tehran appeared to have dropped demands to control the waterway and charge tolls to passing vessels. The Qatari official called the reported details inaccurate.

On Sunday, Iranian negotiators left Doha as a draft U.S.-Iran agreement circulated. Its terms linked a U.S. blockade to reopening the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s oil exports. The document was a draft, not a signed agreement.

Iran’s deputy foreign minister had exchanged messages with Washington through Qatar’s mediation. Those discussions remained based on a seven-step plan Iran submitted in September.