:NOW
Qatari mediators are in Tehran with a revised US draft deal as four oil tankers hit mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Updated 03:00 UTC 31 Oct 2026.

:COUNTER
244 Days of war

:TIMELINE [links:https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/10/31/iran-war-live-oil-tankers-hit-in-hormuz-trump-says-conflict-will-end-soon]
How the diplomacy reached this moment
2026-02-28 | US and Israel launch Operation Epic Fury against Iran
2026-04-08 | Ceasefire announced after 40 days; 650 Iranian missiles fired at Israel
2026-04-10 | Vance leads US delegation at Lake Lucerne summit; Iran agrees to IAEA access
2026-04-11 | 60-day road map agreed; estimated end date later revised 8 more times
2026-10-26 | Qatar delivers draft proposal to Iran with a 7-day confidence-building timeline
2026-10-29 | Vance letter to Iran security chief Rezaei delivered via Qatar; Iran confirms receipt
2026-10-30 | Iran IRGC says 4 tankers hit mines in Strait of Hormuz; Oman rescues 25 crew
2026-10-31 | Trump says the conflict "is going to get wrapped up soon" on Kansas City radio
2026-10-31 | Qatari delegation confirms arrival in Tehran; IRNA says talks include bilateral relations and a revised draft

:STATS [links:https://straits.live/briefs/2026-10-31]
[icon:TRENDING_DOWN] Hormuz daily transits | 2 (baseline: 85)
[icon:TRENDING_DOWN] Shipping volume vs pre-war | -70%
[icon:FIRE] Tankers hit by mines Oct 30-31 | 4
[icon:USERS] Sailors rescued by Oman from burning tanker | 25
[icon:DOLLAR] US military spending on the war | $47B+
[icon:USERS] US service members killed | 23

:QUOTE [links:https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-donald-trump-qatar-mediators-new-proposal-end-war/, quotetype:plain, subtitle:President Trump]
It's going to get wrapped up soon. We need a guarantee there'll never be a nuclear weapon.

:CHECKLIST [links:https://www.latintimes.com/qatar-returns-tehran-us-iran-nuclear-talks-600708]
What happens in the next 7 days
[ ] Iran delivers formal response to Qatari draft -- no public timeline given
[ ] Possible Vance direct meeting with Iran's Rezaei in Doha or Istanbul within a week
[ ] Nov 3 -- US midterm elections; Trump has pledged no strikes before this date
[ ] Post-Nov 3 -- US and Israel have drawn up joint strike plans if no deal; Gulf states told to prepare
[ ] If deal -- phased Hormuz reopening, sanctions waivers, IAEA inspectors, nuclear talks to follow
[ ] If no deal -- analysts expect high-intensity campaign beginning mid to late November

:NOTE
What is not yet confirmed: names of the 4 tankers; Iran's official response to the Vance letter; whether the Qatari draft has been accepted or rejected. Iran's IRGC mine claims have not been independently verified by maritime authorities. Last updated 03:00 UTC 31 Oct 2026. Sources: IRNA (primary), Al Jazeera liveblog, CBS News live blog, Straits Daily Brief, Latin Times.

:LINK
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/10/31/iran-war-live-oil-tankers-hit-in-hormuz-trump-says-conflict-will-end-soon
Al Jazeera live: Iran war -- 4 tankers hit in Hormuz

:LINK
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-donald-trump-qatar-mediators-new-proposal-end-war/
CBS News live: Qatar mediators, Trump statement, US casualties

:LINK
https://straits.live/briefs/2026-10-31
Straits Daily Brief -- Oct 31, 2026 maritime data