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- Qatar's Foreign Ministry said efforts to resolve the US-Iran conflict are 'in very progressive stages' and that drafts of a potential agreement are 'being circulated,' though it confirmed there are no direct talks between the two sides.
- President Donald Trump said Monday he has no time constraints on negotiations with Iran, having earlier called it Tehran's 'last chance' to sign a deal and labeled Iran's leadership 'unbelievably duplicitous.'
- Iran's negotiating team is focused on a separate track with Oman for a temporary one-to-three-month arrangement controlling a single corridor through the Strait of Hormuz, with committee member Saeed Ajorlu telling Iranian state media the goal is an arrangement 'where Iran is dominant.'
- A cargo vessel lost power after being struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday morning local time, underscoring the security risks in the waterway Iran has been demanding vessels use since June 19, 2026.
- Saudi Aramco reported that 2.6 billion barrels of crude have been lost from global supplies during the war, with marine analysts Marisks estimating global markets are losing more than 100 million barrels a week.
- US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC a deal to restore shipping flow through the strait could be reached 'today or tomorrow,' though shipping analysts say fewer than 10 vessels are transiting daily — compared to roughly 20 million barrels per day before the conflict.
Why it matters: The chasm between Washington's and Tehran's versions of reality — Trump claiming active negotiations while Iran denies them and channels talks through Oman instead — means any 'agreement draft' circulating in Doha is likely more aspirational than binding. With 2.6 billion barrels already pulled from global supply and fewer than 10 ships daily braving the strait, the gap between Bessent's optimism and shipping analysts' data shows how far the rhetoric outruns the reality on the water.
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