Iran's foreign minister said on Wednesday Tehran remained in close contact with intermediaries on discussing ideas for ensuring implementation of an Iranian proposal aimed at ending the war in the Middle East.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran continued to give diplomacy a chance to succeed and raised the possibility of the seven-day plan proposed by Tehran being completed in less than a week if implemented.
Araghchi has previously said that under the proposal the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most important energy shipping channels, could be reopened if certain conditions were met. US President Donald Trump rejected it, prompting further Qatari mediation.
Qatari mediators presented Iran with a new draft deal on Sunday to end the war with the US and Israel, an official briefed on the negotiations said on Wednesday. Iran later rejected it.
The new draft being considered by Iran sets a seven-day timeline addressing both Tehran's and Washington's concerns, laying out daily confidence-building steps that each side must take, the official said.
The timeline could begin early next week and several countries would act as guarantors of the deal, the official added.
Qatar has not presented a proposal to Iran but has instead put forward ideas that are unacceptable, a senior Iranian official told Reuters, adding that Tehran would show no flexibility regarding the nuclear issue.
Qatar, along with Pakistan, has led mediation to end the war that the US and Israel launched in February. The conflict has disrupted global shipping and oil supplies and spilled over across other parts of the Middle East.
There were concerns ahead of Sunday's meeting in Tehran that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, fighting for another term in a general election, could resume attacks on Iran this week, the official briefed on the negotiations said.
On Friday, Trump repeated threats to strike Iran again.
Earlier mediation efforts helped produce an interim peace agreement in June, but the deal quickly unraveled.
