Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday that Iran was in "close and ongoing contact" with intermediaries to review ideas that could ensure the implementation of Tehran's seven day peace plan amid the current conflict with the United States.  "While our brave armed forces are fully prepared to defend the homeland, Iran continues to give diplomacy a chance to succeed. We remain in close and ongoing contact with intermediaries to review ideas that can ensure implementation of our seven-day plan in even less than a week," he said in a post on X. While our Brave Armed Forces are fully prepared to defend the Homeland, Iran continues to give diplomacy a chance to succeed. We remain in close and ongoing contact with intermediaries to review ideas that can ensure implementation of our 7-Day Plan in even less than a week. — Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) October 28, 2026 Iran sees only unacceptable ideas in latest mediation to end war, official says Qatari mediators have presented Iran with a new draft deal to ​end the war with the United States and Israel, an official briefed on the negotiations said, but a senior Iranian official said Doha had only put ‌forward unacceptable ideas that did not amount to an offer. The official briefed on the negotiations, who is not from Iran, said a new draft peace proposal for the eight-month-old conflict was presented on Sunday and was being considered by Tehran, with a response expected by the end of the week. Qatar, along with Pakistan, has led mediation to end the war, which has disrupted global shipping ​and oil supplies and recently spread to Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The proposal presented by Qatar sets a seven-day timeline addressing both Tehran's and Washington's concerns, laying ​out daily confidence-building steps that each side must take, the official briefed on the negotiations said. The timeline could begin early ⁠next week and several countries would act as guarantors of the deal, the official added. Shortly afterwards, a senior Iranian official involved in the talks said Qatar had presented ​only "unacceptable ideas and not an offer", and that Tehran's policy on showing no flexibility over the nuclear issue remained unchanged. Washington wants Iran's decades-long nuclear programme to be part of ​negotiations to end the war from the outset, while Iran says its conditions — which include an end to the US blockade of Iranian ports and the lifting of sanctions on Iranian oil exports — must be met first. Iran rejects Western concerns that its nuclear programme is military in nature. In late September, Iran presented another seven-day proposal under which Araghchi ​said the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most important energy shipping channels, could be reopened if certain conditions were met. US President Donald Trump rejected it, prompting ​further Qatari mediation. The draft discussed in Tehran on Sunday was different from that proposal, the official briefed on the negotiations said, though the details of the latest plan were not immediately clear. ‌The official ⁠had previously told Reuters that the Qatari mediators had coordinated with Washington before going to Tehran. Earlier mediation efforts to end the war that the US and Israel launched on February 28 helped produce an interim peace agreement in June, but it quickly unravelled. In recent weeks, Yemen's Houthi forces have launched repeated attacks against Saudi Arabia — a key US ally and the world's largest crude exporter — opening a new front in the eight-month-old war. Fighting with the Houthis intensified last month as the group advanced against Saudi-backed forces towards the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, another important shipping lane on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula from Hormuz. The official briefed on ​the negotiations said there were concerns ahead of Sunday's meeting in Tehran that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, fighting for ​another term in a general election, ⁠could resume attacks on the Islamic republic this week. Jordan, Iran discuss efforts to reach sustainable ceasefire between US, Tehran Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and Araghchi discussed efforts to reach a “sustainable ceasefire agreement” between the United States and Iran during a phone call late on Tuesday, Jordan’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. During the call, which Safadi received from Araghchi, the discussions focused on “efforts to halt escalation and reach a comprehensive solution to the crisis” between Iran and the US, along with an agreement for a “sustainable ceasefire,” according to the ministry. Safadi stressed “the importance of joining efforts to restore calm and achieve lasting security and stability on foundations that ensure the security and stability of all countries in the region.” He also underscored the need to “respect international law and the principles of good neighbourliness, refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of states, and ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.” Omani FM warns US, Israel against attacks on Iran Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said in an interview to IRNA that US and Israel should leave Iran alone, saying that the path of destruction and war is not what people want, instead, the focus should be on finding a "peaceful and just solution" to the Palestinian issue. In an interview with Britain's Channel 4, Omani FM warned the US and Israel to leave Iran alone, stressing that the path of destruction and war is not what people want, instead, the focus should be on finding a peaceful and just solution to the Palestinian issue. pic.twitter.com/RaXUCZzEFN — IRNA News Agency ☫ (@IrnaEnglish) October 28, 2026 "I really hope they go back to the negotiating table and resolve what is pending", he said. Iran says Trump's Islamabad MoU remarks expose 'hollowness' of US commitments Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei criticised US President Donald Trump's reported remarks on the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), accusing Washington of undermining diplomatic commitments and disregarding international obligations. In a post on X on Wednesday, Baghaei said, “Washington’s contempt for diplomacy is once again laid bare.” He said that Trump's admission that he had never believed in the Islamabad MoU and considered it a waste of time exposed what he described as the “hollowness of their diplomatic commitments”. Washington’s contempt for diplomacy is once again laid bare. President Trump’s admission that he never believed in the Islamabad MoU and considered it a waste of time exposes the hollowness of their diplomatic commitments. For Iran, this is nothing new. Washington has a long… — Esmaeil Baqaei (@IRIMFA_SPOX) October 28, 2026 “For Iran, this is nothing new,” Baghaei said, accusing Washington of repeatedly reneging on its commitments and treating international obligations as disposable whenever they became inconvenient. The Iranian spokesperson also criticised European states and other supporters of Washington, saying there was “absolutely no justification” for continuing to defend US actions or shielding Washington from accountability. Read: Makkah alliance, Iran agree to continue dialogue for bolstering cooperation in regional peace, security He accused them of “whitewashing US misconduct” and maintained that the United States should be held accountable for its actions. “Broken commitments cannot be excused, international law cannot be applied selectively, and no amount of political spin can absolve Washington of accountability,” Baghaei added. Regional cooperation without foreign intervention key to security: Araghchi Araghchi stressed that regional cooperation, without foreign military intervention, is essential to sustainable security, calling for joint efforts to counter Israeli aggression and terrorism, according to Press TV on Wednesday. His comments come as vote counting is underway in Israel's general election. Iran’s foreign minister stresses regional cooperation, without foreign military intervention, as key to sustainable security, calling for joint efforts to counter Israeli aggression and terrorism. Follow: https://t.co/boCY50qN7H pic.twitter.com/ttR7I2tsdB — Press TV 🔻 (@PressTV) October 28, 2026 Separately, Iranian Ambassador and Chargé d’Affaires to the United Nations, Gholamhossein Darzi, likened sanctions to a form of economic terrorism, saying they constitute acts of aggression under international law, according to IRNA. “Sanctions are examples of economic terrorism, while blockades enforced by armed force constitute acts of aggression under international law,” Darzi said, addressing the United Nations General Assembly on “Necessity of Ending the Economic, Commercial, and Financial Embargo Imposed by the United States of America Against Cuba”. Iran urges Qatar to uphold principles of mediation Iran’s Foreign Ministry urged Qatar to exercise greater caution in its media statements and uphold the principles of mediation, citing Doha’s role in ongoing diplomatic efforts, IRNA reported on Wednesday. Iran’s Foreign Ministry has urged Qatar to exercise greater caution in its media statements and uphold the principles of mediation, citing Doha’s role in ongoing diplomatic efforts.https://t.co/37UfhMCmjn pic.twitter.com/cuEk5c8YTA — IRNA News Agency ☫ (@IrnaEnglish) October 28, 2026 Head of Public Relations Department of Iran’s Foreign Ministry Mahmoud Maleki made the remarks on Wednesday in response to comments by Ibrahim bin Sultan Al-Hashmi, director of the Media and Communication Department at Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, regarding the visit of senior Pakistani, Turkish, and Saudi officials to Tehran. On Tuesday, al-Hashmi said, “The ball was in Iran’s court to demonstrate its commitment to regional security principles and prove its goodwill by ending threats against regional countries and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.” Maleki said the four-way meeting in Tehran was, in itself, a sign of Iran’s goodwill and responsible approach toward the shared interests of the region’s peoples. He said Iran expected all regional countries, including Qatar, to demonstrate reciprocal goodwill in their policies and approaches and to respect the principle of good neighbourliness. Iran also expects regional countries to firmly refrain from allowing aggressors to use their territory and facilities to launch military attacks against Iran, Maleki added. US costs of Iran war rise to over $47b, according to Pentagon estimate The US military has spent over $47 billion so far to prosecute the war in Iran, more than 25% higher than the Defence Department's estimate in July, according to Pentagon data obtained by Reuters. The Pentagon did not immediately ​respond to a request for comment on its estimate, which has not been shared publicly. The disclosure ​about the rising cost of the Iran war comes as Republicans wrestle with the ⁠political fallout of the unpopular conflict ahead of the November 3 election that will determine control of ​Congress for the next two years. The war's impact on global energy costs has weighed on support for Republican candidates ​and hurt President Donald Trump's approval ratings. Trump's Republican Party holds a narrow majority in both chambers of Congress. The Pentagon's latest estimate was tied to the operational costs of carrying out the war, with a projected cost of more than $29 billion ​to replace expended munitions used in the conflict. Read: Iran's supreme leader calls for tighter control of Strait of Hormuz to end US war More than $6 billion would be needed to replace military equipment ​and so-called "platform losses," which include the loss of aircraft, including many drones lost during the war. Trump launched the Iran war ‌jointly with ⁠Israel in February, predicting that the conflict would last a short time. Trump's initial strategy in the Iran war focused on first using expensive, high-end precision missiles to bomb Iran's defences so it could later use less expensive munitions, including gravity bombs like the air-launched JDAMs, which are plentiful. But an April ceasefire gave time for Iran ​to dig out underground storage ​facilities, bringing back online ⁠some Iranian defences, as well as missiles and drones that had been inaccessible. Trump has since imposed a naval blockade on Iran to starve it of oil export ​revenue and held out the possibility of restarting combat operations after the midterm elections. ​US officials, ⁠speaking on condition of anonymity, say the Pentagon has been planning to restart heavy fighting if ordered to do so. The latest Pentagon estimate compares to Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's July estimate of $37.5 billion for the cost of the war. While ⁠the figures ​include a host of operational costs, from flight operations to ​cyber support, the US military's Iran war cost estimates did not clearly account for the massive expense expected to repair damage to US ​bases sustained by Iranian missile and drone attacks. With additional input from Reuters