The Prime Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, stated that the country’s mediation efforts between the United States and Iran continue, with the aim of preventing the situation in the region from getting out of control, according to a report by Al Jazeera released on Saturday.
The U.S. government remains willing to find a solution even after the midterm elections, signaling that Washington’s interest in reaching a deal has not changed, the Qatari prime minister said.
There have been significant advances, and Al-Thani expressed confidence that an agreement could be reached.
“We cannot wait to reach a perfect accord; we hope to reach a good agreement,” he said.
The semi-official Iranian Tasnim News Agency reported on Saturday (7) that initial reports indicated two missiles had struck Qeshm Island, adding that there was no official information about potential damage.
The United States has not yet announced any attacks on targets inside Iran.
Regional countries had been anticipating that U.S. President Donald Trump, who postponed attacks on Iran in the weeks leading up to Tuesday’s midterm elections, might resume attacks once the voting ended. Iran has repeatedly said it would respond to further attacks by hitting American and Israeli targets in neighboring countries.
Iran has been proposing its own seven-day plan since September, so far rejected by Trump. The plan provides for Washington to suspend the blockade of Iranian ports, unfreeze assets, and approve a route backed by Iran through the Strait of Hormuz, after which the contested waterway would be reopened.
(Reporting by Ahmed Tolba in Cairo)
