The IAEA board voted 23-3 to escalate the dispute after Iran blocked inspectors from bombed nuclear sites following military strikes in June. Russia and China opposed the move, and diplomacy remains stalled.
Qatari mediators shuttled between delegations at the UN General Assembly in New York, where Trump called a three-hour meeting 'very productive'. No breakthrough has been reported, and a vessel strike in the Strait of Hormuz killed one crew member as Brent crude traded above $105 a barrel.
Tehran sent the proposal through Qatari mediators, offering to halt fighting across the region in exchange for the US lifting port blockades, releasing frozen funds and waiving oil sanctions. Iran had received no official response as of Saturday, though indirect talks are continuing.
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