On October 31, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Donald Trump has not yet decided whether to strike Iran again, amid reports the U.S. could resume attacks after the November 3 midterm elections. Rubio accused Iran of openly and deliberately targeting commercial vessels, while stressing that Trump prefers a diplomatic solution, and declined to comment on negotiations or give a timeline for a deal. Iranian negotiators are meeting Qatari mediators in Doha; Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran has reviewed a letter from U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance and called it a “positive step.” According to Reuters, Iranian officials reportedly dislike Qatar's seven-day plan and have proposed their own: the U.S. would lift its blockade of Iranian ports, release frozen assets and approve an Iran-backed shipping arrangement through the Strait of Hormuz. Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned the U.S. and Israel not to carry out further attacks and ordered the armed forces to be ready to respond immediately.
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Original headline: Dù đàm phán bế tắc, ông Trump chưa quyết định về cuộc tấn công mới vào Iran
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