Treasury Secretary Scott Besant contacts China at President Trump's request, requests for help, Beijing conveys US message to Iran, Washington Post
Qatar's efforts to persuade Iran to allow UN inspectors to inspect its nuclear facilities, US ends naval blockade of Iran, will restore some frozen assets
US task force established to monitor Iranian trade routes, reward announced for spying on Iranian nuclear program, Iran lifts 2,000-kilometer missile range ban
Chaos in US leadership, unclear with whom to negotiate, Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth's departure imminent, will respond devastatingly if Iran is attacked again, Mohsen Rezaei
Washington: The US has requested China to play a role in ending the Iran war. According to a report by the American newspaper Washington Post, US Treasury Secretary Scott Besant, at President Trump's request, China has conveyed the US message to Iran. According to the Washington Post, US Vice President JD Vance is leading diplomatic efforts with Iran. Vance also sent a letter to Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei last month. According to the report, the Iranian leadership is reviewing Washington's policy changes after the US mid-term elections. President Trump also sought help on the Iran issue during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in September. On the other hand, Qatar has presented a new diplomatic formula to resolve the ongoing dispute between Iran and the United States and reduce tensions in the region. According to a report by the British newspaper The Guardian, Qatar is trying to persuade Iran to allow UN inspectors to inspect its nuclear facilities. The report said that the Qatari proposal also emphasizes allowing inspections of Iranian nuclear facilities affected by the US bombing.
The implementation of this plan could pave the way for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The Guardian said that under the Qatari formula, the US would immediately end the naval blockade of Iran, while it may also be willing to release some of Iran's frozen $8 billion in assets. The report said that the Qatari plan does not include a demand to transfer Iran's enriched uranium stockpile out of the country, however, a proposal to reduce its enrichment level is under consideration.
The head of Iran’s National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, has warned that if the US attacks Iran again, it will be met with a devastating response. Speaking to Iranian media in Tehran, Mohsen Rezaei said that there is a situation of chaos in the US leadership and it is not clear who to talk to for negotiations in Washington. He claimed that US Vice President JD Vance has also confessed, while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is about to leave his post, US Secretary of Defense Pat Hegseth is also likely to be fired. The head of the Iranian National Islamic Council also criticized Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of US Central Command, saying that he has become a podcaster.
Meanwhile, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced the establishment of a new task force, Iron Gate, to restrict the movement of goods through Iran's land trade routes and the Caspian Sea. According to CENTCOM, the head of US Central Command, Admiral Brad Cooper, has directed the establishment of the task force, the main purpose of which is to prevent the transfer of advanced weapons, dual-use technology and embargoed goods to Iran. The US Central Command said that Task Force Iron Gate will work to monitor and restrict the movement of goods through Iran's land borders and the Caspian Sea. The new task force will include about 20 civilian and military personnel, while its headquarters is established in Tampa, Florida, US. CENTCOM said that the task force will work with other relevant agencies of the US government to limit the possibilities of Iran's military reserves being replenished and to prevent the supply of modern military equipment to Iran. Restricting Iran's sources of illegal income is also an important task force. The objectives include.
According to the US State Department, Iran is the only country in the world that does not have nuclear weapons, but it is enriching uranium to such a high level. Iran's Revolutionary Guards announced the lifting of a self-imposed ban on the flight range of ballistic missiles to 2,000 kilometers, after which tensions in the region and fears of a possible new war have increased.
According to the foreign news agency Associated Press (AP), Revolutionary Guards spokesman Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi said during a press conference in Tehran that the ban on the range of missiles for Iran has now been lifted. General Hossein Mohebbi said that Iran will demonstrate its defensive capabilities in practice rather than just making statements. However, he did not clarify whether Iran currently has ballistic missiles with a range of more than 2,000 kilometers.
