Live Updates: Iran rejects “unacceptable” ideas as Qatari mediators say they presented new draft deal to Tehran

Updated on: October 28, 2026 / 7:01 AM EDT / CBS News

A senior Iranian official denied Wednesday that Qatar had presented Tehran with a new peace proposal, saying instead that Qatar had come with "unacceptable" ideas, the Reuters news agency reported.

Reuters reported earlier Wednesday that Qatari mediators handed Iran a new draft deal to end the war on Sunday, citing an official briefed on the negotiations.

Dismissing the idea that they had been given a new peace proposal, the Iranian official speaking to the news agency said Tehran would show no flexibility on the nuclear issue.

Qatari mediators on Sunday handed Iran a new draft deal to end the war, the Reuters news agency reported, citing an official briefed on the negotiations.

Tehran is considering the proposal and set to respond by the end of the week, the agency reported Wednesday.

The source added that there were concerns in Tehran before the meeting on Sunday that Israel could resume its bombardment of Iran this week.

The cost of the Iran war has risen to an estimated $47 billion, according to an estimate from the U.S. military's Central Command obtained by CBS News Tuesday.

Like previous estimates, it does…

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