A senior Iranian official told Reuters that Qatar offered only "unacceptable ideas and not an offer" after mediators reportedly handed Tehran a seven-day draft deal on Oct. 25, even as Iran says it welcomes negotiations. A CENTCOM estimate obtained by CBS puts the U.S. military cost of the Iran war at $47.1 billion, including $29 billion for munitions, and IAEA chief Rafael Grossi told the U.N. Security Council he cannot verify Iran's 440 kilograms of 60%-enriched uranium. The WSJ reports the U.S. warned Gulf states of a short, intense campaign after the Nov. 3 midterms.
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Iran Rejects Qatar's 'Unacceptable Ideas' as Iran War Cost Hits $47 Billion and IAEA Loses Track of Uranium
Five days before the midterms, Tehran disputes a Qatari draft deal, CENTCOM tallies $47.1 billion in costs and Washington readies Gulf allies for a possible short, intense campaign.
By Ecker Geopolitics Desk · Reviewed and edited by Brendan Ecker
· Updated · 1 min read
Iran war · Qatar mediation · Rafael Grossi · IAEA · CENTCOM war cost · Strait of Hormuz · midterm elections · Abbas Araghchi