Iran reviewing 'concrete proposals' on nuclear programme, officials say

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Iran reviews 'concrete proposals' on nuclear issue as indirect talks with US continue

On Thursday, officials said Iran is reviewing concrete proposals on its nuclear programme, in a sign that Qatar-led diplomacy may be having some effect, according to the report. The US Treasury also sanctioned Indian and Turkish firms for allegedly helping Iranian tankers, and South Korea said it will send patrol aircraft and a bomb-disposal team near the Strait of Hormuz. Earlier in the week the US struck an Iranian anti-aircraft site, and Iran's IRGC said four tankers hit sea mines in the strait. Indirect talks are continuing.

• Iran's IRGC says four vessels struck naval mines on a prohibited route in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday; the claim is the IRGC's own account.
• Trump confirmed a US strike on an Iranian anti-aircraft facility on Tuesday, and Iran called Washington's reply to its Hormuz plan unconvincing. The US also reportedly struck Qeshm Island on Monday.
• Khamenei said US policy toward Iran will not change despite Republican midterm losses, while Iranian officials said Americans had rejected the war.
• South Korea says its Hormuz deployment will protect shipping and energy supplies and rules out military intervention.