Qatar Pursues U.S.-Iran Deal, UN Inspector Access — SkimNews

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- Qatar is leading regional mediators in an effort to secure a diplomatic deal aimed at restarting U.S.-Iran negotiations and preventing renewed war after the midterm elections, according to three U.S., Israeli and regional sources.
- Qatar is working to convince Iran to allow UN inspectors to visit, making access for those inspectors the concrete request within the reported mediation effort.
Why it matters: For the U.S. and Iran, the stated stakes are a restart of negotiations and prevention of renewed war after the midterm elections. Three U.S., Israeli and regional sources describe Qatar’s mediation effort, and UN inspector access is the one concrete move reported within that channel.
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