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Iranian official says Tehran sent the US a nuclear proposal via Qatar as Iran reports tanker fires in Hormuz

A senior Iranian official, speaking anonymously to Reuters on Thursday 5 November, said Tehran had passed a nuclear proposal to Washington through Qatar but would discuss it only once the US meets seven demands. Neither the US nor Qatar has confirmed it. The same day, Iranian forces said several tankers caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Satellite view of the narrow strait between two coastlines
The Strait of Hormuz between Iran and the Musandam Peninsula, in a NASA satellite image from December 2020. MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC / Wikimedia Commons, public domain

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  1. Seven conditions
  2. Fires in the strait
  3. What to watch
  4. How this story was sourced

Iran has sent the United States a proposal on its nuclear programme through Qatar, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Thursday 5 November, but Tehran will discuss it only after Washington meets seven Iranian demands.

How this story was sourced.

7 sources from 5 organisations.

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Reports by other newsrooms. Where a story was carried by another outlet, both are named.

  1. Arab News Reuters Iran sent nuclear proposal to the US via Qatar, senior Iranian official says arabnews.com
  2. Haaretz Iran sent nuclear proposal to U.S. via Qatar, senior Iranian official says haaretz.com
  3. The Times of Israel Reuters Iran sent nuclear proposal to the US via Qatar, says senior Iranian official timesofisrael.com
  4. The Jerusalem Post Reuters Iran sent nuclear proposal to the US via Qatar, senior Iranian official tells Reuters jpost.com
  5. Al Jazeera Iran says tankers struck in Hormuz amid fears of new US attack aljazeera.com
  6. Arab News AFP Iran says five tankers and tugboat caught fire in Hormuz arabnews.com
  7. The Times of Israel Reuters IRGC: 2 tankers, tugboat attempting to use unauthorized Hormuz routes catch fire timesofisrael.com
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