On the evening of the 6th local time, Iraq’s foreign minister spoke by phone with Iran’s foreign minister. Iran reviewed a plan to resume preparations for talks that includes setting a timetable to launch negotiations, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, reinstituting points from a memorandum of understanding reached in Pakistan, and adding items related to Iran’s nuclear file. Iraq proposed creating a committee of regional ministers to mediate between Iran and the United States and to discuss reach

President Trump is weighing whether to end the conflict with Iran or resume large-scale military operations as advisers and allied officials are sharply divided. Vice President Vance and envoy Witkoff favor a diplomatic resolution; Defense Secretary Hegseth and CENTCOM commander Brad Cooper have briefed in favor of restoring major military action. Secretary of State Rubio and Treasury Secretary Bessent advocate tougher sanctions and continued trade blockade of Iran. Qatar officials said on Friday they launched an 11th-hour mediation to avert a new US strike, aiming to bridge the parties, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and lift the US blockade. Insiders said a proposed agreement would compress a preliminary negotiation timetable from 60 days to two days and move almost immediately into nuclear talks; one source said it could offer Trump a face-saving route to begin ending the war. It is unclear whether Iran would accept such terms.

洲际交易所：截至11月3日当周，柴油投机者净多头头寸减少8,314手，至60,745手。