Qatari negotiators arrived in Tehran for talks on the Persian Gulf situation. Diplomacy is reaching its maximum in the run-up to the US mid-term elections on November 3, after which the risk of renewed hostilities rises sharply.
Key issues include the opening of Iranian ports, access to frozen assets and shipping regimes in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran demands recognition of the transition conditions (including transactions with Oman) and the lifting of the economic embargo, while the US requests guarantees and security concessions regarding the nuclear program.