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Qatar says its mediation efforts between US and Iran continue to prevent escalation

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Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani makes a statement at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, October 16, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab Nov 7 (Reuters) - Qatar's Prime Minister said the country's mediation efforts between the US and Iran were continuing to ​prevent the situation in the region from spiraling out ‌of control, Al Jazeera TV reported on Saturday.

The US administration remained willing to find a solution even after the midterm elections , signalling that ​Washington's interest in reaching an agreement had not changed, ​Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said. Sign up here. ⁠Significant progress had been made and Al-Thani expressed confidence that a ​settlement could be reached. "We cannot wait to reach a perfect agreement; ​we hope to reach a good agreement," he said.

Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency said on Saturday that initial reports indicated two missiles had struck ​Qeshm Island, adding there was no official information on possible ​damage. The United States has not yet announced any attack on targets ‌inside ⁠Iran. Countries in the region had been anticipating that US President Donald Trump, who has held off on strikes on Iran during the weeks leading up to Tuesday's midterm elections, could restart ​attacks once the ​voting is ⁠over.

Iran has repeatedly said it would respond to new attacks by striking at US and ​Israeli targets in neighboring countries. Iran has been proposing ​its ⁠own seven-day plan since September, so far rejected by Trump. It calls for Washington to lift a blockade of Iranian ports, ⁠unfreeze assets ​and approve an Iranian-backed route through ​the Strait of Hormuz, after which the contested waterway would be reopened. Reporting by ​Ahmed Tolba in Cairo; Editing by Edmund Klamann and Saad Sayeed Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. , opens new tab Suggested Topics: Middle East X Facebook Linkedin Link Purchase Licensing Rights

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Reuters reports the Qatari prime minister's account, carried by Al Jazeera, that Qatar's mediation between the US and Iran is continuing and that Washington still wants a deal after the midterm elections. It adds Tasnim's report of two missiles striking Qeshm Island and sets out Iran's own seven-day plan. Nothing in it misleads: claims are attributed to those who made them, and the unknown source of the Qeshm strike is left open rather than guessed.

What it gets right

  • “Qatar says its mediation efforts between US and Iran continue to prevent escalation”

    The headline keeps the claim with Qatar instead of stating as fact that mediation is preventing escalation.

  • “The United States has not yet announced any attack on targets ‌inside ⁠Iran.”

    Reuters does not name or invent an actor for the missiles reported at Qeshm Island. It states only what is known, so the uncertainty survives.

  • “Iran has been proposing ​its ⁠own seven-day plan since September, so far rejected by Trump.”

    Reuters gives Iran's own proposal and its terms in the next sentence, so Iran's position appears as a plan of its own and not only as a threat.

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