Iran Says It Sent a Nuclear Proposal to the US Through Qatar, Tied to Seven Demands

Iran is putting a nuclear offer on the table, even a conditional one, while the two sides disagree about what any talks should cover first. Iran's demands include lifting US sanctions, releasing frozen Iranian assets and paying war reparations. Washington has said nuclear issues must be part of any initial negotiations.

The Strait of Hormuz is tied to the same conditions. Mohsen Rezaei, Iran's top security official, said earlier on Thursday during a visit to Russia: "As long as they do not execute our seven conditions, we will neither open the Strait of Hormuz nor have negotiations." Rezaei met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, according to The National.

Mediators have stepped up efforts to end the war amid fears it could flare again now that the US midterm elections are over. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump declined to rule out resuming combat operations after the vote, and Iran has said it plans wider retaliation if fighting restarts. The United Arab Emirates' foreign minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, called for de-escalation in a call with his Iranian counterpart, and Saudi air defences intercepted a drone over the kingdom's eastern region, The National reported.

The United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28. Iran responded with strikes on Israel and on Gulf states that host US bases. Fighting also broke out in Lebanon between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah and later spread to Yemen, from where the Houthis have struck energy facilities, airports and other targets in Saudi Arabia.

The war has also hit investment flows. In a report this week, the Institute of International Finance said the Iran war shock in March 2026 caused emerging-market portfolio outflows of close to $100 billion. Only the Covid shock in 2020 caused outflows that large among the stress episodes it tracks.

Neither Washington nor Doha has commented publicly on the proposal or said when the US review will be complete.