Qatar leader in Iran in bid to help salvage 2015 nuclear pact

Doha has been attempting to mediate between Washington and Tehran, calling for extra dialogue to settle the nuclear standoff.

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi walks with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi walks with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Tehran on Thursday [Reuters]

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has met President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran because the Gulf state tries to assist finish a dispute between Tehran and Washington over revival of the 2015 nuclear deal.

State TV confirmed the arrival of the Qatari chief at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport, the place he was acquired by Iran’s Senior Vice President Mohammad Mokhber. The report stated bilateral, regional and worldwide points are on agenda in the course of the go to.

The one-day go to on Thursday got here because the European Union’s coordinator for the nuclear talks, Enrique Mora, held a second day of conferences in Tehran with Iran’s chief negotiator Ali Bagheri.

Qatar, an in depth ally of the USA, has added the Iran nuclear dispute to the record of diplomatic efforts the place it has sought to play a behind-the-scenes mediating position, and Sheikh Tamim has known as for extra dialogue to settle the standoff.

The journey was aimed to convey the events to the Iran nuclear pact to “a brand new center floor”, the Reuters information company quoted an unnamed supply as saying.

The stakes are excessive since failure to reinstate the pact might carries regional dangers. Israel, Iran’s rival, has threatened navy motion if diplomacy collapses.

Talks in Vienna have been stalled for months, apparently over an Iranian demand that Washington carry a terrorism designation on Iran’s highly effective paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Deserted deal

Washington unilaterally deserted the nuclear cope with Iran below then-President Donald Trump in 2018 and re-imposed sweeping financial sanctions, prompting Iran to start rolling again its personal commitments.

President Joe Biden has stated he desires the US to return to the settlement, however on and off talks on the mechanics have been stalled since March.

Below the 2015 pact, Iran curbed its delicate uranium enrichment work, a potential pathway to nuclear arms, in return for the lifting of financial sanctions.

In contrast to a few of its Gulf Arab neighbours, Qatar has maintained shut relations with Iran and the 2 nations share the world’s largest pure gasoline discipline.

Iran’s state information company IRNA stated “unfreezing Iran’s belongings, cooperation in holding the 2022 World Cup, pursuing prisoner exchanges and cooperation within the discipline of power” have been additionally on the agenda of the emir’s go to.

Iran has expressed curiosity in internet hosting spectators for the Males’s Soccer World Cup finals in Qatar in November on its close by resort island of Kish. It's waiving visa charges for guests within the hope of attracting followers to the island.

Talking in Tehran, Sheikh Tamim stated these chargeable for killing veteran Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh should be held accountable.

His feedback have been made throughout a stay information convention with Raisi in Tehran. Abu Akleh suffered a gunshot wound to the top in Jenin on Wednesday. Al Jazeera, witnesses and Qatar accused Israeli troops of the killing.

Qatar hosted Raisi in February. Regardless of its small measurement, the Gulf nation performs a strategic position as a quiet mediator and negotiator within the area and internationally. Qatar’s ties with each Washington and Tehran enable Doha to relay viewpoints between the 2.

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