# Brief: Can diplomacy between the US and Iran work before the elections?

https://mins.news/en/video/124298

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-11-01 10:53 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL8e8Q8_TBE

> Mediators hoped to restart US-Iran talks before the US midterm elections. Israel continued striking Gaza; 387 days after a ceasefire was declared, at least 1,580 Palestinians had been killed there. The reported death toll in Gaza since October 7, 2023, was at least 74,570. Right-wing parties led in Israel’s elections.

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