
Delivery of Qatari mediation plan and discussion of regional situation amid concerns over U.S. airstrikes on Iran
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Conflicts between the United States and Iran over nuclear issues and economic sanctions continue. Qatar is acting as a mediator to ease tensions between the two countries.
(Cairo = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Sang-hoon = Amid concerns that the United States may attack Iran again after the midterm elections, efforts by mediation countries to prevent a new armed conflict are continuing.
Iran's state-run IRIB broadcaster reported on the 30th (local time) that the Qatari delegation arrived in the Iranian capital, Tehran, for a meeting with senior Iranian officials.
The broadcast reported that this visit by the Qatari delegation is an extension of mediation efforts and will mainly involve discussions on bilateral relations and the situation in the region.
The visit by a delegation led by Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, senior adviser, took place amid growing concerns that U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing an airstrike against Iran after the midterm elections on the 3rd of next month.
In this regard, Reuters, citing an official familiar with the negotiation situation, reported that Qatar visited Iran again five days after delivering a draft peace plan to Iran on the 25th.
Qatari officials were still in Tehran last week when Iran's top security official, Mohsen Rezai, secretary-general of the Supreme National Security Council, met with senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan and Pakistan, the three countries that recently signed a regional security pact.
However, a senior Iranian official dismissed Qatar's proposal as unacceptable and said that the Iranian government would stick to its existing nuclear stance.
The United States wanted the nuclear issue to be addressed from the early stages of negotiations with Iran.
On the other hand, Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei demanded that the United States first lift the maritime blockade and lift sanctions on oil exports as a precondition for peace talks.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said two days ago that he was in close contact with mediators to review ideas that could ensure implementation of the '7-day plan' proposed by Iran independently to end the war in the Middle East.
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