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Qatari PM discusses Iran mediation with Pakistani counterpart
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Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani held a phone call about mediation efforts in the Iran war with Pakistani Prime Minister Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif, Qatar’s foreign ministry says in a statement on X.
Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs @MBA_AlThani_ Holds Telephone Call with Pakistani Prime Minister @CMShehbaz
Doha | May 17, 2026
HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, held a telephone call with HE… pic.twitter.com/n9SDNVwt6B
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Qatar (@MofaQatar_EN) May 17, 2026
The two discussed “the latest developments in the region, as well as Pakistan’s mediation efforts” aimed at reaching a ceasefire between the United States and Iran, the statement says.
The statement follows a phone call between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump, reportedly on the possibility of renewing the war against Iran.
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