Qatari mediators present Iran with draft deal to end war; Tehran dismisses it as unacceptable, response due by end of week (Oct 28)
What happened
Qatari mediators presented Iran with a new draft deal on Sunday to end the war with the U.S. and Israel, and Tehran is expected to send a response by the end of the week, an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters on Wednesday, Oct 28. The draft sets a seven-day timeline addressing both Tehran's and Washington's concerns, laying out daily confidence-building steps each side must take; the timeline could begin early next week, with several countries acting as guarantors. However, by Wednesday a senior Iranian official had dismissed what Qatar presented as 'unacceptable ideas and not an offer,' according to a separate Reuters analysis — a sign the proposal is far from accepted. Oil barely moved on the news, with WTI near $102 and Brent near $115, as traders weighed the draft against the parallel risk of a renewed U.S. campaign after the midterms.
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- Energy/oil majors and refiners (Brent near $115, WTI near $102 — a deal would unwind the war premium, while dismissal keeps it in place); airlines, shipping and transport (fuel costs, Hormuz routing); broad U.S. equities (oil-driven inflation and Fed December-hike pricing); defense names (U.S. campaign risk after the Nov 3 midterms).