# Morning update

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/morning-update-2/
- Published: 2026-11-04T08:05:14+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T03:52:05+00:00
- Original publisher: Middle East Eye (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/morning-update-660
- Topics: Americas, Asia, Culture, Government, Middle East, Politics, Software, Technology, Travel, World

## Key points

- Iran reportedly does not plan to attend US talks in Pakistan.
- The ceasefire is due to expire in a few days.
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guard reported damage to six vessels near Hormuz.

## Summary

Iranian media reported that Tehran does not plan to attend talks with the United States in Pakistan, despite Donald Trump ordering US negotiators to travel there on Monday. The uncertainty comes days before a Middle East ceasefire is due to expire, while Trump said there may be no need for further strikes on Iran because negotiations appear to be delivering what the US wants.

Iranian negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf linked Republicans’ losses in the US midterm elections to opposition to the war, saying Americans had voted “no to war”. Trump acknowledged the conflict may have contributed to the result. Separately, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said four oil tankers were destroyed after hitting naval mines near a prohibited route in the Strait of Hormuz and that two other vessels were intercepted; Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid accused government supporters of threatening democracy.

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