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Qatari mediators in Tehran in US-coordinated effort to ease regional tensions, official says

Published October 25, 2026 Updated October 25, 2026 06:15pm

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Qatari mediators are in Tehran today as part of an effort to de-escalate regional tensions in coordination with the United States, an official briefed on the situation has told Reuters.

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