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Qatar said resisting requests to serve as key mediator in US-Iran ceasefire talks
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A photograph shows Doha's skyline on March 10, 2026. (AFP)
Qatar has resisted efforts by the United States and Middle Eastern countries to serve as the key mediator in ceasefire talks between the US and Iran, the Wall Street Journal reports, complicating the push to move forward with negotiations on ending the war.
Citing officials with the matter and mediators, the report says Qatar told the US last week that it isn’t eager to mediate the negotiations.
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