Qatari mediators hand Iran new proposal to end the war

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Andrews, F., & Wassef, K. (2026, October 28). Qatari mediators hand Iran new proposal to end the war. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-donald-trump-qatar-mediators-new-proposal-end-war/

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CBS News · collected 2026-10-28 · by Frank Andrews, Khaled Wassef

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Qatari mediators handed Iran a new proposal to end the ongoing war on Sunday, according to Reuters, citing an anonymous official involved in negotiations. Tehran is reviewing this offer and plans to respond by week's end. The conflict has cost the U.S. military at least $47.1 billion as of mid-October, with most expenses going towards replacing used munitions.
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Qatari mediators presented a new draft deal to end the ongoing eight-month conflict involving Iran, the US, and Israel on October 23, 2026. An official briefed on the negotiations reported that the proposal includes a seven-day timeline for daily confidence-building steps between both sides. Despite this initiative, a senior Iranian official dismissed the Qatari offer as "unacceptable," stating it did not meet Tehran's demands. Qatar and Pakistan have been leading mediation efforts to resolve the war, which has disrupted global shipping and oil supplies and recently expanded into Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The conflict has already cost the U.S. military an estimated $47.1 billion as of mid-October 2026.

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Frank Andrews
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🔮 Tehran is considering the proposal and will respond by the end of the week, the agency reported Wednesday.
🔮 - Iranian officials said Sunday that indirect negotiations with the U.S. continue but that Tehran will not change its positions even if Mr. Trump does order a resumption of American attacks on the Islamic Republic.
🔮 The exchange came as Zelenskyy prepared to meet U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff in Norway on Tuesday, with his fellow envoy, Mr. Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, expected to join remotely.
🔮 The price of Brent crude oil, the international benchmark, eased Friday to around $103 a barrel after Mr. Trump promised the U.S. would not resume attacks on Iran before the U.S. midterm elections early next month.
🔮 The increase is thanks largely to producers using alternative routes via the Red Sea, where the escalating fight with the Houthis could bring more uncertainty this week.
🔮 - Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian, who is in New York for the annual U.N. gathering, said Tehran would "firmly defend" Iran's positions in the war and use the opportunity to "convey Iran's plight."
🔮 Iran warns it will expand the war if there is another U.S. assault
🔮 "Anything could happen with me."
🔮 As fears grow that the race for AI supremacy could be hurtling us all toward a grim fate not unlike the apocalyptic plot line of the Terminator movies, analysts tell CBS News that mutual distrust between the U.S. and China, as much as the technology itself, could lead humanity "off a cliff."
🔮 The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the war could cost more per month for as long as it goes on.
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🔮 Tehran is considering the proposal and will respond by the end of the week, the agency reported Wednesday.
🔮 - Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian, who is in New York for the annual U.N. gathering, said Tehran would "firmly defend" Iran's positions in the war and use the opportunity to "convey Iran's plight."
🔮 Energy secretary says "we are always open" for nuclear agreement with Iran Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday that the Trump administration is not shutting down diplomatic relations with Iran despite his comments earlier that there "may not be a nuclear agreement.
🔮 Oil prices jump again as Iran continues launching attacks on U.S. Gulf allies Oil prices jumped again Thursday as Iran claimed new strikes targeting U.S. forces across the Middle East, but bond yields eased and stock markets traded steadier after recent volatility. Crude futures had dropped briefly, after President Trump suggested U.S. attacks against Iran would likely be short-lived, but with Iran's retaliation continuing, and likely to draw further American strikes, oil prices continued the general upward trend on Thursday that has been seen for a week, since hostilities resumed.
🔮 President Trump told Al Jazeera on Wednesday that the U.S. was "achieving a very big victory" against Iran, but that the war "will continue for as long as necessary" and there's no timetable to resume peace talks with Tehran.
🔮 Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf called on Iran and Iraq to strengthen economic cooperation and prepare for what he described as "unjust sanctions," warning that the United States and Israel had shifted toward economic warfare after failing to defeat the two countries militarily. Speaking to Iranian and Iraqi businesspeople at the Iranian Embassy in Baghdad on Thursday, Ghalibaf said the two countries should develop mechanisms to withstand sanctions and reduce their dependence on the U.S. dollar. "If you look at the resources and raw materials of Muslim countries, you will realize that our enemies come to plunder them," Ghalibaf said, according to a post on his channel on the Telegram messaging app.
🔮 It's been careening back and forth because of uncertainty about what the war with Iran will do to the global flow of crude.
🔮 - President Trump on Wednesday announced a "crushing economic operation" on Iran, one he said would amount to "economic warfare."
🔮 - He also called Iran's leadership "unbelievably duplicitous" after Tehran said it had no plans to hold direct talks with Washington, despite his claim that negotiations would start Monday and that a "deal is imminent."
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Israeli election exit polls show race headed toward stalemate Exit polls from Israel's major television networks project that a majority of Israelis voted against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition in Tuesday's election, but his Likud party still emerged as the largest party among all the contenders.
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🔮 Tehran is considering the proposal and will respond by the end of the week, the agency reported Wednesday.
2026-10-28 · CBS News
Qatari mediators hand Iran new proposal to end the war · mixed framing

Claims (19 extracted, 5 hedged)

- Qatari mediators on Sunday handed Iran a new draft deal to end the Iran war, the Reuters news agency says, citing an official briefed on the negotiations. asserted
agency → hand → negotiations
Tehran is considering the proposal and will respond by the end of the week, the agency reported Wednesday. asserted
agency → consider → week
- Israelis voted Tuesday in a national , with the looming large. asserted
Israelis → vote → large
Exit polls projected that a majority of Israelis voted against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition but neither side had a clear margin of victory. asserted
side → project → victory
- The has cost the U.S. military at least $47.1 billion as of mid-October, according to a new estimate from U.S. Central Command obtained by CBS News. uncertain
The → cost → News
Qatari mediators hand Iran new proposal to end the war, Reuters reports Qatari mediators on Sunday handed Iran a new draft deal to end the war, the Reuters news agency reported, citing an official briefed on the negotiations. asserted
agency → hand → negotiations
Tehran is considering the proposal and set to respond by the end of the week, the agency reported Wednesday. asserted
agency → consider → week
The source added that there were concerns in Tehran before the meeting on Sunday that Israel could resume its bombardment of Iran this week. uncertain
Israel → add → Iran
Cost of Iran war rises to an estimated $47 billion The cost of the Iran war has risen to an estimated $47 billion, according to an estimate from the U.S. military's Central Command obtained by CBS News Tuesday. uncertain
cost → rise → News
Like previous estimates, it does not include damage to U.S. military bases in the Middle East. asserted
it → include → East
The bulk of the cost, $29 billion, is for replacing expended munitions. asserted
bulk → replace → munitions
According to a by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office in September, the Iran war could cost approximately $2 billion to $3 billion per month for as long as it continues. uncertain
it → accord → month
Israeli election exit polls show race headed toward stalemate Exit polls from Israel's major television networks project that a majority of Israelis voted against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition in Tuesday's election, but his Likud party still emerged as the largest party among all the contenders. asserted
party → show → contenders
Neither bloc, Netanyahu or the opposition, has a clear majority. asserted
bloc → have → majority
While Netanyahu appears to have won fewer votes than his main challenger, according to the early exit polls, both candidates will likely struggle to cobble together a coalition. uncertain
candidates → appear → coalition
One or the other would need to obtain majority support in Israel's 120-seat parliament, known as the Knesset, in order to form a government. asserted
One → need → government
Israel's two Arab parties won more seats in parliament than in any previous election. asserted
parties → win → election
That electoral success comes after what some Arab voters told CBS News was a difficult time for them in the country under the hard-right government of Netanyahu, prompting a historic turnout for the minority community. asserted
voters → come → community
Both Netanyahu and those opposing him have vowed not to form a government reliant on Arab parties, arguing it would endanger the country if they gain enough seats to influence Israel's engagement in its myriad conflicts. asserted
they → oppose → conflicts
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