Qatari officials in Iran to revive ceasefire deal with US

Qatari mediators have arrived in Tehran in an apparent bid to negotiate a revival of a ceasefire in the conflict between the United States and Iran.

A Qatari delegation, in coordination with US officials and headed by the senior adviser to the Gulf nation’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, arrived in the Iranian capital on Friday morning for talks and consultations, Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported.

Qatari mediators have arrived in Tehran in an apparent bid to negotiate a revival of a ceasefire in the conflict between the United States and Iran.

A Qatari delegation, in coordination with US officials and headed by the senior adviser to the Gulf nation’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, arrived in the Iranian capital on Friday morning for talks and consultations, Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported.

Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar, reporting from Tehran, said that while there was no official reaction from Tehran, sources said the tone of the letter was much more respectful than previous correspondence from the US administration, which was welcomed by Iranian authorities.

Serdar said the Qatari delegation was thought to have travelled to receive Iran’s response, and to elaborate on a potential new diplomatic path.

Sources told Al Jazeera that a meeting could possibly be held within a week, either in Doha or Istanbul.