Blockade Pressure and Back-Channel Talks Define Iran War
Thursday, September 24, 2026 · 8 min
Iran war negotiations at the UN are colliding with the U.S. naval blockade: Tehran says Qatar carried a two-hour exchange, CENTCOM reports 115 vessel redirects, and Iranian hardliners are fighting how direct talks can get.
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Iran war negotiations at the UN are colliding with the U.S. naval blockade: Tehran says Qatar carried a two-hour exchange, CENTCOM reports 115 vessel redirects, and Iranian hardliners are fighting how direct talks can get.
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- CENTCOM says 115 commercial vessels redirected under US ... — Iran International
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- Iran says two-hour exchange with US conveyed terms for reviving diplomacy | Iran International — Iran International
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- Trump holds 'all the cards' in Iran conflict, US says | The National — The National
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- Khamenei adviser says Tehran can negotiate, hardliners say it must not | Iran International — Iran International
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- Iran hardened demands for ending war with US after June deal collapsed, IRGC says — Al Arabiya English
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