Middle East live: Iran should not use Hormuz to ‘blackmail’ Gulf, Qatar says

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12 May 2026 • 10:10 PM MYT
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Yesterday's key developments:

  • ⁠Iran's proposal to end the war with the US and reopen the Strait of Hormuz was legitimate ‌and generous, Foreign ⁠Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei has said, adding that the US ⁠continues to uphold unreasonable and one-sided demands.
  • Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium must be "taken out" before the US-Israeli war against Iran can be considered over, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told an American broadcaster on Sunday.

(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)

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