Iran Sets Hormuz Conditions
Mediators push Tehran to reopen Hormuz as the US denies direct talks.
August 27, 2026 · Updated Aug 27, 9:00pm ET
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What happened
Qatar’s prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani
Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al ThaniPrime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi
Abbas AraghchiIranian diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1962) in Tehran on Thursday over an Iran-Oman plan for a temporary Strait of Hormuz shipping corridor. Iranian official Mohsen Rezaei said Tehran is drafting reopening conditions after mediator requests, while the White House said no U.S.-Iran negotiations are underway. A commercial tanker was hit by an unidentified projectile in the strait on Aug. 27, with traffic averaging 15 vessels a day in August, down from about 130 before the war.
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