Qatari mediators return to Tehran to push for US-Iran deal, official says


Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Moscow, Russia, October 27, 2026. Iran's Presidential website/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS

Oct 30 (Reuters) - Qatari ⁠mediators returned to Tehran on Friday ⁠as part of efforts to reach a ‌deal between the US and Iran, an official briefed on the talks told Reuters.

The mediation talks have been ​coordinated with the US, the ⁠official said.

Qatar presented a ⁠draft peace plan to Iran on Sunday, according ⁠to ‌an official briefed on negotiations. But a senior Iranian official dismissed the ⁠proposals as unacceptable and said Tehran ​would maintain ‌its nuclear position.

Washington wants nuclear issues included ⁠from the ​start of negotiations. Tehran demands that the US first end its port blockade and lift ⁠oil export sanctions.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas ​Araqchi said on Wednesday that Tehran remained in close contact with intermediaries to review ideas ⁠that could ensure the implementation of its own seven-day proposal aimed at ending the war in the Middle East.

On Thursday, President Donald Trump ​said Vice President JD ⁠Vance's outreach to Iran concerned medical supplies, following ​US media reports linking ‌it to efforts to revive ​peace talks.

(Reporting by Andrew Mills; Writing by Tala Ramadan; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)

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