Iran commander sets out five conditions for regional security

Mediator Qatar says the US and Iran are studying proposals to resume negotiations and that it was ‘hopeful’ of an agreement.

Iranians wave flags in front of an anti-US and anti-Israel billboard during a rally in Tehran for justice for their leader and revenge against the US president, November 3, 2026 [Atta Kenare/AFP]

The chief of staff of Iran’s armed forces has laid out five conditions for what he calls a roadmap to lasting security, as Qatar said it was “hopeful” that Tehran and Washington could reach a deal paving the way for future negotiations, despite overnight US strikes on Qeshm Island .

Major-General Ali Abdollahi’s plan calls for an end to hostilities on all fronts, including Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, the complete lifting of sanctions and the unfreezing of Iranian assets and war reparations, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported on Tuesday.

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The plan also calls for recognition of Iran’s sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, and a guarantee against future aggression under a regional security framework for West Asia.

The plan comes as Qatar steps up mediation efforts amid fears the US-Israel war on Iran, launched in late February, could escalate after the midterm elections in the United States on Tuesday.

Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Majed al-Ansari said in his weekly briefing in Doha on Tuesday that a Qatari delegation held a meeting with Iranian officials in Tehran for more than three hours on Monday, before returning to Doha that evening. Both sides are now reviewing Qatar’s proposal, he said, with mediators exchanging proposals between them in real time.

“If there were no glimmer of hope, there would be no negotiations,” al-Ansari said, adding that Qatar would not speculate on whether an agreement or a military escalation was more likely.

He warned that any escalation, whether attacks on Iranian territory or on shipping, “will have an impact on the negotiations”, and said continuing the Qatari-Pakistani mediation remained a priority. He reiterated that freedom of navigation in Hormuz was nonnegotiable, referring to Doha’s condemnation of the targeting of the Qatari tanker Al-Mayda.

Reporting from Tehran, Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar Atas said mediators were aiming to avert a new round of fighting.

He said a Qatari delegation visited Iran on Friday in response to a letter to Iran from US Vice President JD Vance, and an Iranian delegation travelled to Qatar the following day.

“The Qataris are trying to mediate with Iran, not on a peace deal, but on a framework to restart the negotiations,” he said. Of Monday’s brief visit, he added: “The reading is that the Qataris carried a message to Tehran and immediately left after that.”

“The main issue is the mistrust between the two parties,” Atas said. “The Iranians say that twice previously the US attacked them when they were engaged in diplomacy. That’s why they’re asking for concrete steps, such as lifting sanctions, removing the naval blockade, returning frozen Iranian assets and letting Iran sell oil on the global market.”

US officials reportedly said the military carried out limited strikes on Qeshm Island on Monday that did not amount to a resumption of major combat operations, saying Iran had tried to target a US aircraft and the attack took out the launcher.

One official called it “a defensive measure for Iranians using surface-to-air missiles against US assets”. IRNA reported five explosions on the island, with more blasts heard in Bandar Lengeh. President Donald Trump had said on October 8 that the US would not attack Iran before the midterm elections.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Tuesday it downed two US MQM-170 reconnaissance drones south of Qeshm and destroyed an MQ-9 drone east of the strait.

Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s lead negotiator, said, “The ball is in America’s court to prevent war.”

Tehran’s Hamshahri newspaper reported that Iran had updated its target bank to include US bases and infrastructure in Europe.

Zeidon Alkinani, the founding director of the Arab Perceptions Institute, said both sides remained open to diplomacy.

“ Diplomacy and force are running in parallel,” Alkinani told Al Jazeera. “The diplomatic channel is alive – it has always been since March, but there hasn’t unfortunately been a fundamental breakthrough.”

Vance had said on Monday he was optimistic about reaching a negotiated settlement.

However, Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on Tuesday Iran was neither waiting for the outcome of US midterm elections nor shaping its policies around them.

调解方卡塔尔表示，美国和伊朗正在研究恢复谈判的提议，并对达成协议“抱有希望”。

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伊朗武装部队总参谋长提出了他所谓的“持久安全路线图”的五个条件。与此同时，卡塔尔表示“希望”德黑兰和华盛顿能够达成协议，为未来的谈判铺平道路，尽管美国连夜袭击了格什姆岛。

据伊朗塔斯尼姆通讯社周二报道，阿里·阿卜杜拉希少将的计划要求结束所有战线的敌对行动，包括黎巴嫩和加沙地带的战线，彻底解除制裁，解冻伊朗资产和战争赔款。

列表 1/3：伊朗格什姆岛发生爆炸，与此同时，美国媒体报道美军在霍尔木兹岛发动空袭

（共3项，此为第2项）美国对伊朗进行一系列“防御性打击”

美国袭击格什姆岛的行动已列入三项名单之三，佩泽什基扬暗示将采取更多外交手段：伊朗战争最新进展

该计划还要求承认伊朗对霍尔木兹海峡的主权，并在西亚地区安全框架下保证伊朗未来免受侵略。

卡塔尔加大了调解力度，因为人们担心，2月底爆发的美以对伊朗战争可能会在周二美国中期选举后升级。

卡塔尔外交部发言人马吉德·安萨里周二在多哈举行的每周例行记者会上表示，卡塔尔代表团周一在德黑兰与伊朗官员举行了三个多小时的会谈，随后当晚返回多哈。他表示，双方目前正在审议卡塔尔的提议，调解员正在实时交换意见。

“如果没有一丝希望，就不会有谈判，”安萨里说，并补充说卡塔尔不会猜测达成协议或军事升级的可能性更大。

他警告说，任何事态升级，无论是袭击伊朗领土还是袭击船只，“都将对谈判产生影响”，并表示继续进行卡塔尔-巴基斯坦斡旋仍然是当务之急。他重申霍尔木兹海峡的航行自由不容谈判，并提及多哈对卡塔尔油轮“迈达”号遭袭事件的谴责。

半岛电视台驻德黑兰记者雷苏尔·塞尔达尔·阿塔斯报道称，调解人正努力避免新一轮冲突。

他表示，卡塔尔代表团于周五访问了伊朗，以回应美国副总统 JD Vance 致伊朗的信函；伊朗代表团于次日访问了卡塔尔。

他说：“卡塔尔方面试图与伊朗进行调解，并非为了达成和平协议，而是为了建立一个重启谈判的框架。” 关于周一的短暂访问，他补充道：“外界普遍认为，卡塔尔方面向德黑兰传递了一个信息，之后便立即离开了。”

阿塔斯说：“主要问题是双方之间的不信任。伊朗方面表示，此前美国曾两次在他们进行外交斡旋时发动袭击。因此，他们要求采取具体措施，例如解除制裁、解除海上封锁、归还被冻结的伊朗资产以及允许伊朗在全球市场上出售石油。”

据报道，美国官员称，军方周一在格什姆岛进行了有限的打击，但这并不意味着恢复大规模作战行动。官员们表示，伊朗试图袭击一架美国飞机，此次袭击摧毁了导弹发射器。

一位官员称这是“伊朗使用地对空导弹攻击美国目标的防御措施”。伊朗伊斯兰共和国通讯社（IRNA）报道称，该岛发生五起爆炸，班达尔伦格也听到更多爆炸声。美国总统唐纳德·特朗普曾在10月8日表示，美国不会在中期选举前攻击伊朗。

伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队（IRGC）周二表示，他们在格什姆岛以南击落了两架美国MQM-170侦察无人机，并在海峡以东摧毁了一架MQ-9无人机。

伊朗议会议长、伊朗首席谈判代表穆罕默德·巴格尔·加利巴夫表示：“现在球在美国这边，美国必须阻止战争。”

德黑兰的《哈姆沙赫里报》报道称，伊朗已更新其目标银行，将美国在欧洲的军事基地和基础设施纳入其中。

阿拉伯感知研究所创始主任泽顿·阿尔基纳尼表示，双方仍然对外交途径持开放态度。

“外交和武力正在并行推进，”阿尔基纳尼告诉半岛电视台。“外交渠道一直畅通——自三月份以来就一直如此，但不幸的是，至今还没有取得根本性突破。”

万斯周一曾表示，他对达成和解协议持乐观态度。

然而，伊朗副外长卡齐姆·加里巴巴迪周二表示，伊朗既不等待美国中期选举的结果，也不围绕选举结果制定政策。