Qatar, Pakistan scramble to revive U.S.-Iran nuclear deal
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- Qatar and Pakistan are among regional mediators attempting to de-escalate U.S.-Iran tensions and revive negotiations on a nuclear deal, according to two sources from the mediating countries and a U.S. official.
- The diplomatic push comes after President Trump's Wednesday announcement, which the mediators are scrambling to respond to in order to keep the deal from collapsing.
Why it matters: The mediation effort is the last active channel to keep a nuclear deal framework alive; its failure would leave the U.S. and Iran without a diplomatic track, making escalation the default path between the two sides.
