Iraq has proposed forming a committee of foreign ministers from countries in the region to travel to Tehran and Washington in search of a peaceful solution to the dispute between Iran and the United States, Iraq's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday, November 6.

Source: Iraq Foreign Ministry via Antara

The proposal was made by Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein during a telephone call with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, according to the ministry's statement, reported by Indonesia's Antara news agency, Pakistan's Express Tribune and Iraq's Shafaq News.

Hussein warned of rising regional tensions and the possibility of renewed military operations, and called for practical steps to prevent further escalation, the reports said.

Iran sets out its terms for resuming talks

During the call, Araghchi presented Tehran's vision for preparing to resume negotiations with Washington, which Iran had put forward before the US midterm elections. The Iranian proposal includes setting a timetable for launching negotiations, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and revisiting points agreed in previous understandings reached in Pakistan, the reports said.

The Iranian plan also includes additional provisions concerning Iran's nuclear programme, according to the Iraqi statement reported by CCTV and other outlets.

The diplomatic move comes a day after Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said in Oxford on November 6 that the United States and Iran had not reached a comprehensive agreement and urged both sides to accept a 'good agreement' rather than pursue a 'perfect agreement' — a mediation effort Awaaz Punjab reported separately. US President Donald Trump said on November 6 that the United States is communicating with Iran, according to CCTV reporting of his remarks.

Why Iraq is stepping in

Iraq sits between the two sides — a neighbour of Iran, a partner of the United States, and an oil exporter whose own revenues and shipping depend on calm in the Gulf and around the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway through which a large share of the world's oil passes. A regional foreign-ministers' committee would put Arab and regional governments directly inside a mediation effort that has so far run mainly through Qatar and Pakistan.

The war that began on February 28, 2026, when the United States and Israel launched military attacks against Iran and Iran retaliated, has repeatedly threatened Gulf shipping and energy supplies. For the lakhs of Punjabi and Indian workers living and working across the Gulf states, any return to open fighting raises direct questions about safety, flights home and remittances.