# Negotiators brace for worst as US-Iran talks on reopening Strait of Hormuz enter third day

https://mins.news/en/item/124592

- The Guardian, 2026-11-01 17:49 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/01/negotiators-braced-for-worst-over-us-iran-talks-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz

> Qatar is mediating indirect US-Iran talks in Doha, seeking a deal to release more than $6bn in Iranian assets in exchange for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and resuming nuclear negotiations. Gulf officials are awaiting Washington’s response to Iran’s proposal and say they are “braced for the worst.”

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