A Qatari delegation arrived in Tehran to hold talks with Iranian officials, according to Iranian state media, at a time when mediators are seeking to revive peace talks with the United States.
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the Qatari delegation, headed by the senior advisor to the Prime Minister and the Qatari Foreign Minister, arrived in Tehran to meet with senior officials of the Islamic Republic and discuss “bilateral relations between Iran and Qatar as well as regional developments.”
Reuters quoted an informed official as saying that Qatari mediators returned to Tehran on Friday as part of efforts to reach an agreement between the United States and Iran.
The official added that the mediation talks are being conducted in coordination with Washington.
According to the Qatar presented a draft peace plan to Iran on Sunday. However, a senior Iranian official rejected the proposals, describing them as unacceptable, and said that Tehran would maintain its position on the nuclear issue.
The visit comes a day after Iranian media reported that Tehran had received a letter from US Vice President Jay D. Vance addressed to Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei.
the letter outlined a possible framework for negotiations, not specific conditions for reaching a peace agreement. It was sent through Qatari intermediaries.
On Thursday, Donald Trump claimed that Vice President J.D. Vance's contact with Iran was related to medical supplies.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Wednesday that Tehran remains in close contact with mediators to review ideas that could ensure the implementation of its own proposal for a seven-day ceasefire aimed at ending the war in the Middle East.
Washington wants to include nuclear issues from the outset of negotiations. Tehran, for its part, demands that the United States first end its blockade of Iranian ports and lift sanctions on oil exports.
Meanwhile, the United States continues its blockade of Iranian ports, further restricting Tehran’s ability to export its oil and conduct trade.
Tehran is demanding that Washington agree to seven conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, including a ceasefire across the Middle East, the release of frozen Iranian assets abroad, the lifting of sanctions on Iran’s oil sector, and an end to the US naval blockade.
The war in the Middle East erupted on February 28 with US and Israeli strikes on Iran. Tehran retaliated by launching attacks on Israel and US facilities across the region, while also restricting shipping in the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Qatar and Pakistan are playing a mediating role in efforts to revive peace negotiations, following a ceasefire agreement reached in April. However, these efforts have not yet resulted in a lasting agreement.
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