U.S. Vice President JD Vance and White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff are advocating for a negotiated settlement with Iran, supported by most Gulf countries

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Ahead of the November 3, 2026 U.S. midterm elections, U.S. President Donald Trump delivered closing arguments at the Washington Reflecting Pool on November 2, 2026, addressing the ongoing conflict with Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump stated in an interview on November 2, 2026, that he is in no rush to decide whether to resume military strikes on Iran after the U.S. midterm elections

U.S. Vice President JD Vance stated on November 2, 2026, that the United States had held constructive conversations with Iranian officials regarding a negotiated settlement to end the war with Iran

Qatari mediators conducted diplomatic talks with Iranian officials in Tehran and Doha over the weekend of October 31 to November 1, 2026

CIA Director John Ratcliffe advised President Donald Trump that prolonged economic pressure would either force Iran to make diplomatic concessions or induce internal public revolt

Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan traveled to Tehran in late October 2026 to mediate between the United States and Iran

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated on November 2, 2026, that Qatar and Pakistan are mediating diplomatic exchanges, and that Iran is prepared to resume negotiations if the U.S. accepts Tehran's conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated on November 2, 2026, that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei granted the Iranian government certain authorities to pursue peace talks aimed at ending the war with the US and Israel

U.S. President Donald Trump affirmed on November 2, 2026, that his bottom-line demand remains that Iran must never be allowed to possess a nuclear weapon

A Reuters/Ipsos poll published on November 3, 2026, recorded U.S. President Donald Trump's public approval rating at a historic low of 32%, amid voter discontent over the Iran conflict and high gasoline prices

When asked by reporters following his November 2, 2026 speech at the Washington Reflecting Pool if he was considering striking Iran after the midterms, U.S. President Donald Trump answered no

Axios reported that U.S. President Donald Trump informed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Trump remains open to allowing additional time for diplomatic resolution of the war with Iran and Israel

Qatari mediators drafted a proposed agreement outlining a three-day sequence of confidence-building measures to resume direct U.S.-Iran negotiations and conducted three consecutive days of talks in Doha through November 1, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump stated on November 2, 2026, that progress was being made toward a potential diplomatic settlement with Iran

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated on November 2, 2026, that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei granted the Iranian government authority to pursue a diplomatic agreement with the United States

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth are urging President Donald Trump to resume military action against Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump stated on November 2, 2026, that a negotiated deal with Iran could happen and noted that oil prices had dropped by nearly $10 a barrel due to reduced expectations of renewed war with Iran

Iranian officials demanded the lifting of the U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ports, sanction relief, and release of frozen assets before reopening the Strait of Hormuz

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are advising President Donald Trump to maintain the status quo of economic pressure on Iran rather than striking or striking a deal

International Crisis Group analyst Ali Vaez stated that Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei granted the Iranian government a narrow negotiating mandate subject to strict red lines