Report: Iran doubts ceasefire can be reached before US midterm elections
A report from TASS (Russia) sets out the main available details, with claims kept attributed to their sources.
A report from TASS (Russia) sets out the main available details, with claims kept attributed to their sources.
The Wall Street Journal reports international mediators are seeking a nuclear-related concession from Tehran after Trump rejected Iran's proposed seven-day truce.

An Israeli Apache helicopter struck a commercial centre near Mayfadoun, continuing a pattern of attacks despite the ceasefire.

Trump is expected to resume US bombing of Iran after the midterm elections, according to the Wall Street Journal, as Saudi-backed forces intercept projectiles.

Analysts say the US president may choose to resume military action against Iran after November's midterm elections.
American officials say President Trump prefers to delay any de-escalation with Iran until after the November elections.

Tehran says the plan would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume nuclear talks within a week if Washington agrees.
Washington is working to restart ceasefire negotiations as Ukraine's president says eight regions have come under Russian attack since the start of the day.
Tehran seeks rapid implementation of a failed ceasefire deal and offers to keep the Strait of Hormuz open if regional conflicts are halted.
The group is urging the US and the Board of Peace to facilitate entry of a Palestinian technocratic committee and an international force.
A 28-year-old Palestinian was killed in a drone strike in southern Gaza, medical sources told Anadolu.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine is discussing an energy ceasefire, a maritime ceasefire and a US-proposed trilateral negotiating format as possible avenues toward ending Russia's war.

The US Secretary of State said a partial truce could still ease some global pressures even if it falls short of a full settlement, according to Russian state news agency TASS.

Talk of a possible halt to attacks on energy infrastructure comes even as strikes on such targets continue without pause, raising doubts about whether a truce could hold.
Alexander Stubb said the United States is seeking a bigger role in efforts to reach at least a partial ceasefire in Ukraine before winter.

Ukraine's president said his country is prepared for a ceasefire on energy infrastructure attacks, provided Russia halts its strikes, and called for a three-way meeting with Putin and Trump.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the question of a one-sided ceasefire did not come up during his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in New York.
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam called for a US-brokered ceasefire to be consolidated and for Israel to retreat from Lebanese territory.
The reported plans come despite a June framework agreement with Lebanon that outlines a gradual Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory, according to Anadolu Agency.
The ministry said Israeli violations of the ceasefire in place since October 2025 have killed 1,408 Palestinians and injured 4,916 since it began.