Qatar announced on Tuesday that it had received positive responses from the United States and Iran regarding ongoing mediation efforts between the two countries, reaffirming that efforts to end the state of “neither war nor peace” and regional uncertainty were continuing.
The announcement was made by Ibrahim Al-Hashmi, Director of the Media and Communication Department at Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during the ministry’s weekly press briefing in Doha.
“Medation efforts between Washington and Tehran are still ongoing, and there have been positive responses from both sides,” Al-Hashmi said.
He stressed that mediators were working to end the state of “neither war nor peace” in the region and bring an end to the prevailing uncertainty.
Al-Hashmi’s remarks came a day after Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani announced that he had held “positive discussions” with US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance in Washington regarding efforts to reach an agreement and establish peace in the region.
In a post on the X platform late Monday and early Tuesday, Al Thani said: “I was pleased to meet the US president and his vice president in Washington, where we discussed developments in the region and ways to make progress in US-Iran negotiations. I appreciate the positive discussions on reaching an agreement and bringing peace to the region.”
Mediation efforts led by Qatar and Pakistan are continuing between the United States and Iran, with the aim of reviving negotiations to end the war and address disagreements over Iran’s nuclear programme, sanctions and maritime security in the Strait of Hormuz.
In this context, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said during a press conference in Tehran on Monday that Iran would only sign or implement an agreement that guarantees the rights of its people.
Baghaei described the lifting of US sanctions, the removal of the naval blockade and an end to the war on all fronts before negotiations resume as “reasonable demands.”
He also confirmed that consultations with the two mediating countries, Qatar and Pakistan, were continuing.
On February 28, the United States and Israel launched a war against Iran, before a ceasefire was reached in April. Clashes between Washington and Tehran resumed in July amid stalled diplomatic efforts to end the conflict.
