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Qatari PM to visit Tehran tomorrow, foreign ministry says

By Reuters 26 August 2026, 9:58 pm
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Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani speaks during a joint press conference with Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Doha, Qatar, March 19, 2026. (AP/Najib Abu Jobain)
Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani speaks during a joint press conference with Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Doha, Qatar, March 19, 2026. (AP/Najib Abu Jobain)

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani will visit Tehran tomorrow, where he will meet a number of Iranian officials to discuss ways to de-escalate tensions, foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari says on Wednesday on X.

Qatar has been one of the key mediators working toward a lasting ceasefire in the US-Israeli war on Iran.

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