Qatar Reports Positive Responses From US, Iran to Mediation Efforts
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MENAFNQatar announced Tuesday that both the United States and Iran have responded positively to its ongoing mediation initiatives, reaffirming that diplomatic efforts are continuing to overcome the region's prolonged uncertainty and state of “no war, no peace.”
“Mediation efforts between Washington and Tehran are still ongoing, and there have been positive responses from both sides,” Ibrahim Al-Hashimi, director of the Qatari Foreign Ministry’s Media and Communications Department, told a press conference in Doha.
He explained that mediators are seeking to end the current stalemate and restore greater stability across the region.
His statement followed comments made Monday by Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, who said he had held “positive discussions” with US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance in Washington regarding a possible agreement and regional peace.
“Pleased to meet with the US president and vice president in Washington, where we discussed the situation in the region and ways to make progress in US-Iran negotiations,” Sheikh Mohammed said Monday on US social media company X.
“I appreciate the positive discussions on reaching an agreement and bringing peace to the region,” he added.
Separately, an Iranian official said Monday that reports suggesting Tehran was negotiating to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the release of $8 billion in frozen Iranian assets were inaccurate.
The official indicated that Iran would only participate in negotiations based on seven conditions previously presented to Washington. These include lifting the naval blockade and unilateral sanctions, guaranteeing safe navigation through the strait, unfreezing Iranian assets and bringing the war to an end.
The United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran on Feb. 28. Although a ceasefire was reached in April, hostilities between Washington and Tehran resumed in July as diplomatic negotiations encountered difficulties.
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