Iran hosted Qatar’s high diplomat on Monday for talks on the scenario within the Center East, as Doha tries to realize Tehran’s assist behind Gaza cease-fire talks to finish the 10-month Israel-Hamas conflict.
Qatari International Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani met his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, in Tehran, the primary assembly between the 2 because the Iranian chief diplomat took the place this month. The 2 mentioned bilateral relations, the scenario in Gaza, violence by Israeli settlers within the West Financial institution and unspecified regional points, the Qatari International Ministry stated in an announcement.
That is the Qatari high diplomat’s first go to to Iran since January 2022.
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Sheikh Mohammed, who can also be prime minister of Qatar, is scheduled to fulfill Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian afterward Monday, the official Islamic Republic Information Company reported.
Iran’s semiofficial Tasnim information company, which is affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reported final week that Sheikh Mohammed was anticipated to return to Iran for talks with Araghchi and different senior officers.
Why it issues: The Qatari overseas minister’s go to comes as US, Egypt and Qatar are attempting to achieve a cease-fire settlement between Israel and Hamas. These talks befell in Cairo over the weekend, with a number of US, Israeli, Egyptian and Qatari officers, together with Sheikh Mohammed, collaborating. Neither Israel nor Hamas agreed to a number of compromises offered by the mediators, Reuters reported, citing Egyptian officers. Conversely, a US official instructed the outlet that the talks have been “constructive” and would proceed over the approaching days.
A supply acquainted with the negotiations instructed the Israeli information outlet Haaretz that the talks have been carried out in a “optimistic ambiance.”
Know extra: Araghchi has held calls with different regional counterparts in latest days. In a Saturday dialog with Egyptian International Minister Badr Abdelatty, Araghchi “expressed gratitude” for Egypt’s efforts to attain a cease-fire in Gaza, the Islamic Republic Information Company reported.
On the decision, Abdelatty “expressed Egypt’s aspiration to achieve a truce settlement below which a cease-fire shall be carried out and a hostage and detainees trade deal shall be accomplished,” the Egyptian International Ministry stated in an announcement.
Araghchi spoke to Saudi International Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Sunday. The 2 mentioned bilateral relations and the Gaza conflict, in keeping with the official media in each nations.
Al-Monitor’s Israel editor Rina Bassist contributed to this report.
