Iran's Supreme Leader Grants Government Powers to Negotiate War's End with US

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has granted the government "certain powers" to negotiate an end to the war with the US through dialogue, President Masoud Pezeshkian said Monday. Tehran reports ongoing talks after three days of contacts with Qatari mediators in Doha, with a draft proposal circulating. Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Iran has presented conditions, and the outcome depends on Washington's "political rationality." Iran says the Strait of Hormuz could reopen within two days if the US accepts its demands, including ending port blockades and granting oil sale exemptions. The seven-step plan from September, rejected by the Trump administration, remains the basis for negotiations.