Iran says peace talks continuing despite no breakthrough

RTÉ News · RTÉ News · 2026-11-02 00:13 UTC

Contacts between Iran and the United States to end their eight-month war are continuing, Tehran has said, after days of Iranian talks with Qatari mediators ended with altered proposals but no breakthrough.

Contacts between Iran and the United States to end their eight-month war are continuing, Tehran has said, after days of Iranian talks with Qatari mediators ended with altered proposals but no breakthrough.

"Consultations through mediators are very intensive. We have presented our conditions and proposals and everything depends on the political rationality of Washington," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in comments carried by state media outlet IRNA.

Amid fears the conflict could reignite after tomorrow's midterm elections in the United States, China and Russia both spoke out on against the possibility of renewed military action in a war that has hit the global economy.

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