Intermediaries in the region pressured Iran to allow inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit nuclear infrastructure on its soil in exchange for some relief from sanctions from the US, Axios reported. "Regional mediators led by Qatar are trying to reach a diplomatic agreement to restart negotiations between the US and Iran and prevent a renewal of war after the midterm elections," sources told the news site. "The Qataris are working to convince Iran to allow UN inspectors to visit its bombed nuclear sites in exchange for some relief in sanctions from the US," the Axios report states. Iran insists that the US lift its naval blockade and release the frozen funds of the Islamic republics.