Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has been a key mediator in the conflict, even as his country has blamed Tehran for hundreds of missile and drone attacks.

Officials review efforts being made to reduce war escalation and create ‘appropriate conditions’ for dialogue, Doha says

Rescue workers in Nepal and Tibet continued their efforts to locate survivors of a massive flash flood that coursed through a border area on Wednesday. More than 1,400 people are missing, many of them tourists,

Iran said Qatar was holding three of its pilots who had been missing since March, which Qatar denied. The United Arab Emirates accused Iran of again attacking one of its vessels in the Strait of

The Iranian president’s authority is, however, limited, as he is subordinate to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. Hardliners, especially in the military, have accused his government of conceding to the US by agreeing to the June MoU, although the president has pushed back against that criticism, saying the agreement did not represent capitulation.

Qatar’s prime minister visited Iranian officials in Tehran—part of wider efforts to revive a dialogue between Iran and America. Qatar’s foreign ministry said talks focused on plans to “de-escalate tensions” and measures to clear the Strait of Hormuz of mines.

Qatar and other regional powers sought an off-ramp from the war with Iran on Thursday as another tanker attack was reported in the Strait of Hormuz, and the Iranian government dismissed the Trump

US-Iran war news LIVE Updates: Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei reportedly said Tehran is preparing a list of conditions to open the Strait of Hormuz in response to a request by mediators.

Six months of conflict between the US and Iran has hammered Qatar’s LNG industry, with exports plunging 96%, gas revenues falling by nearly $24 billion and key infrastructure facing years of repairs