Qatar is pushing a five-day deal between the US and Iran built on mutual concessions - Qatar has reportedly been working on an agreement between the US and Iran in which the parties are expected to make a series of concessions over a five-day period, two diplomats told The New York Times about the talks following a visit by Qatari delegations to Iran on Sunday. According to the agreement, the US is expected to lift the naval blockade on Iran's ports, while Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The time frame remains the main sticking point between the parties. During the visit of Qatar's delegations to Tehran, Iran outlined its demands to move forward with a possible peace agreement with the US: an end to the US naval blockade of Iran's ports, an easing of sanctions affecting oil exports, responsibility against renewed attacks, access to $6 billion in frozen funds following Qatar's efforts to sign the Mecca Agreement -. Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan - met to discuss regional security and efforts to prevent further unrest earlier on Monday. "The very fact that regional countries seek to establish, or at least consider, regional security mechanisms based on their interests and considerations is a welcome development," said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghai. substack | talk.

Qatar is pushing a five-day deal between the US and Iran built on mutual concessions - Qatar has reportedly been working on an agreement between the US and Iran in which the parties are expected to make a series of concessions over a five-day period, two diplomats told The New York Times about the talks following a visit by Qatari delegations to Iran on Sunday. According to the agreement, the US is expected to lift the naval blockade on Iran's ports, while Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The time frame remains the main sticking point between the parties. During the visit of Qatar's delegations to Tehran, Iran outlined its demands to move forward with a possible peace agreement with the US: an end to the US naval blockade of Iran's ports, an easing of sanctions affecting oil exports, responsibility against renewed attacks, access to $6 billion in frozen funds following Qatar's efforts to sign the Mecca Agreement -. Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan - met to discuss regional security and efforts to prevent further unrest earlier on Monday. "The very fact that regional countries seek to establish, or at least consider, regional security mechanisms based on their interests and considerations is a welcome development," said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghai. substack | talk.