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Qatari mediation advances US–Iran talks as Vance seeks direct meeting with Tehran
October 31, 2026 at 03:57 AM
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Qatari mediators carried US–Iran discussions into a second day in Doha with an Iranian delegation, amid conflicting demands over preconditions.
- Qatari mediators held 12-hour talks in Tehran on Friday and returned to Doha with an Iranian delegation; discussions resume Saturday.
- Vice President JD Vance conveyed readiness in a letter to meet Rezaei personally, naming Istanbul or Doha as likely venues.
- An American official said conflicting demands hinder talks: Washington seeks nuclear concessions, Tehran insists the naval blockade be lifted and frozen funds released.
- Rezaei, Iran's top security official, told European states that "war and terrorism have a price, and now it's your turn to pay it."


