September 24 – 25, 2026 · Qatari mediation Theater
September 24 – 25, 2026
On September 24 and 25, 2026, Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi set out a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to normal traffic within a week if the United States carried out its commitments under the June 17 memorandum on an accelerated timeline: releasing $12 billion in frozen Iranian assets, lifting oil sanctions and ending the naval blockade. All hostilities, including in Lebanon, would stop for the seven days, and talks on a final deal would begin on the seventh. Qatar carried the proposal. Within hours The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump had ruled it out, and he posted a map relabelling the waterway the 'Trump Strait'; the Journal also reported that he had told aides he expected a new bombing campaign after the midterm elections. Indirect talks through Qatar nonetheless continued into October.
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