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Qatar’s prime minister visited Tehran for talks focused on the Strait of Hormuz, with a proposed framework including a temporary shipping corridor and a joint minesweeping project. The visit comes as the international community hopes for renewed US-Iran dialogue to end the war, despite Washington’s caution.
As Iranian and US negotiators rush to finalize a comprehensive ceasefire, Tehran marks the anniversary of its 12-day war with Israel from June 2025. Officials say assassinations and airstrikes over the past year have not deterred them, with many framing the conflict as a necessary struggle against foreign domination.
One hundred days into the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran, Tehran regards its ability to maintain the ruling system as a clear victory. Despite heavy losses—over 3,400 citizens killed and its nuclear program damaged—Iran has leveraged the closure of the Strait of Hormuz as economic and strategic leverage. The war has exposed limits on both sides, with regional security architecture destabilized and a fragile ceasefire in place.
On day 73 of the US-Israel war with Iran, President Trump rejected the latest Iranian proposal as 'completely unacceptable', while Tehran dismissed the American plan as 'surrender to Trump's greed'. Oil prices surged amid the diplomatic deadlock, with the Strait of Hormuz largely closed. Elsewhere, tensions escalated in the Gulf and Israel continued airstrikes in Lebanon despite a ceasefire.
