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Mediators work to broker a deal between US, Iran

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

CAIRO -- Mediators are working with Iran and the United States on trying to broker a deal to end the fighting and open the Strait of Hormuz, three regional officials and two U.S. officials told The Associated Press, but major hurdles remain between the sides.

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  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Officials say mediators are still working with Iran and the US on a possible deal (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Officials tell The Associated Press that mediators are working with Iran and the United States on a deal to end fighting and open the Strait of Hormuz

  2. KOB 4

    Mediators working to broker US-Iran deal even after Trump rejected latest Tehran proposal (opens KOB 4)

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    Officials tell The Associated Press that mediators are working with Iran and the United States on a deal to end fighting and open the Strait of Hormuz. One official says indirect talks mediated by Qatar are set to resume Monday. This comes as the war enters its eighth month.

  3. KOB 4

    Mediators are working to broker a US-Iran deal, but major hurdles remain (opens KOB 4)

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    Officials tell The Associated Press that mediators are working with Iran and the United States on a deal to end fighting and open the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian state media reported reported that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will meet with Qatari mediators Monday about the latest discussions.

  4. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  5. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Mediators are still working with Iran and the US on a possible deal, officials say (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    The details were revealed as the war enters its eighth month after causing widespread economic suffering.

  6. Al-Monitor

    US, Iran set to hold separate talks with mediators on Monday or Tuesday, official says (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Sept 28 (Reuters) - Qatari mediators are likely to hold talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in New York and separately with the US side on Monday or Tuesday, an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters, in a fresh push to end the war.

  7. The Columbian

    Mediators working to broker U.S.-Iran deal even after Trump rejected latest Tehran proposal (opens The Columbian)

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    CAIRO — Mediators are still working with Iran and the United States on brokering a deal to end the fighting and open the Strait of Hormuz — even after U.S. President Donald Trump publicly rejected Iran's latest proposal, four officials familiar with the matter, including a senior U.S.

  8. PBS NewsHour

    Mediators still working on U.S.-Iran deal after Trump rejected latest Tehran proposal (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Mediators are still working with Iran and the United States on brokering a deal to end the fighting and open the Strait of Hormuz — even after U.S. President Donald Trump publicly rejected Iran's latest proposal.

  9. Anchorage Daily News

    Mediators are working to broker U.S.-Iran deal even after Trump rejected latest proposal (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    One official says indirect talks mediated by Qatar are set to resume Monday. This comes as the war enters its eighth month.

  10. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Mediators are working to broker a U.S.-Iran deal, but major hurdles remain (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    A rare statement on Monday attributed to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei noted the “painful blows” that enemy forces have received near the Strait of Hormuz.

  11. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Mediators work to broker a deal between US, Iran (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    CAIRO -- Mediators are working with Iran and the United States on trying to broker a deal to end the fighting and open the Strait of Hormuz, three regional officials and two U.S. officials told The Associated Press, but major hurdles remain between the sides.

  12. Financial Times

    Mediators push to break US-Iran deadlock (opens Financial Times)

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    Negotiators have shuttled between the American and Iranian officials in an effort to renew talks to end the seven-month war

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