Qatar Says US and Iran Have Responded Positively to Mediation Efforts
Qatar said on November 10 that both the US and Iran had responded positively to ongoing mediation efforts. A Qatari Foreign Ministry official said talks were continuing as mediators sought to end persistent regional instability. The day before, Qatar’s prime minister said he had discussed ways to advance US-Iran negotiations with US leaders in Washington.
Qatar said on November 10 that both the US and Iran had responded “positively” to ongoing mediation efforts. Ibrahim Al-Hashimi, head of the Media and Public Relations Department at Qatar’s Foreign Ministry, told a press conference in Doha that mediation between Washington and Tehran was continuing and both sides had given positive responses. He did not disclose any specific progress toward an agreement.
Ibrahim Al-Hashimi said mediators were working to end the region’s state of “neither war nor peace” and ease persistent instability. Qatar’s statement conveyed the mediators’ assessment of both sides’ responses; consultations are still underway.
On November 9, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said he had held “positive discussions” in Washington with US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. In a social media post, he said the discussions covered the regional situation, ways to advance US-Iran negotiations, and the possibility of reaching an agreement and bringing peace to the region.
Source: VietVance
