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Qatar is determined to make diplomacy work to end the US-Iran conflict, after Doha hosted the first direct US-Iran meeting in months on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

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**Majed al-Ansari**, Qatar's foreign ministry spokesman, told Al Jazeera his country is determined to make diplomacy work to end the US-Iran conflict.

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On Tuesday, **Qatar** hosted the first direct US-Iran meeting in months on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

Qatar Hosts First US-Iran Meeting in Months — SkimNews

By Al Jazeera · Summarized & edited by Kapil Samant · 2026-09-23

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Majed al-Ansari, Qatar's foreign ministry spokesman, told Al Jazeera his country is determined to make diplomacy work to end the US-Iran conflict.
On Tuesday, Qatar hosted the first direct US-Iran meeting in months on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

Why it matters: Qatar's hosting of the first US-Iran meeting in months positions Doha as a key intermediary in the conflict. Spokesman Majed al-Ansari's pledge that Qatar "can't let diplomacy fail" signals sustained commitment to direct dialogue at a moment when US-Iran channels have otherwise gone quiet for months.