{
  "id": 17788433,
  "title": "‘Ball is in US court’: Iran lays out terms for talks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/ball-is-in-us-court-iran-lays-out-terms-for-talks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T11:27:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/ball-is-in-us-court-iran-lays-out-terms-for-talks-1.500732725"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei on Monday said that the responsibility for advancing negotiations now lies entirely with Washington, emphasising that Iran’s logical demand, starting with an end to the US naval blockade, must be met before the Strait of Hormuz can be reopened or secured. \"The ball is in America's court; because our demands have been stated very clearly…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Iran has a 2-day plan to reopen Strait, resume nuclear talks with US, and other Mideast news",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/iran-has-a-2-day-plan-to-reopen-strait-resume-nuclear-talks-with-us",
        "published": "2026-11-02T11:40:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Iran says US talks could resume ‘within a short period’ if demands are met",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/iran-says-us-talks-could-resume-within-a-short-period-if-demands-are",
        "published": "2026-11-02T13:04:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}