Mediators from Qatar return to Tehran to broker peace

Qatari mediators returned to Tehran on Friday as part of efforts to reach a deal between the US and Iran, said an official briefed on the talks.

The mediation talks have been coordinated with the US, the official said.

'WIll wrap up war soon'

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump, speaking ahead of November 3 midterm congressional elections, said on Friday he believed the war with Iran will end soon, but did not say how that would happen.


"It's going to get wrapped up soon," Trump said in an interview with Kansas City radio station KCMO. "We need a guarantee there'll never be a nuclear weapon." Trump has said the US would not strike Iran before the elections.

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Earlier, Qatar presented a draft peace plan to Iran on Sunday, according to an official briefed on negotiations. But a senior Iranian official dismissed the proposals as unacceptable and said Tehran would maintain its nuclear position.

Washington wants nuclear issues included from the start of negotiations. Tehran demands that the US first end its port blockade and lift oil export sanctions.

Iran's foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Wednesday that Tehran remained in close contact with intermediaries to review ideas that could ensure the implementation of its own seven-day proposal.

On Thursday, Trump said Vice President JD Vance's outreach to Iran concerned medical supplies.