Qatar’s prime minister to visit Tehran, seeking to revive US-Iran talks
Sheikh Mohammed’s visit comes as US-Israel war on Iran nears its sixth month with no diplomatic breakthrough in sight. Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani is due to visit Tehran on Thursday for talks on de-escalating tensions and reviving dialogue between Iran and the United States.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: Oil flows through the strait have since fallen to a three-month low, with just 5 million barrels per day (bpd) transiting on Monday.
- Fact 2: Before the war, the strait carried roughly 20 million bpd of crude oil.
- Fact 3: Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said Sheikh Mohammed will also discuss the waterway in his meetings in Tehran on Thursday, focusing on “the need for it to return to the status quo prior to February 28”.
Sheikh Mohammed’s visit comes as US-Israel war on Iran nears its sixth month with no diplomatic breakthrough in sight. Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani is due to visit Tehran on Thursday for talks on de-escalating tensions and reviving dialogue between Iran and the United States.
A spokesman for Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the visit in a statement on X on Wednesday. Iran bets economic pain will pressure Trump in game of ‘chicken’ Trump threatens Iran’s partners: How do secondary sanctions work? Iran, Oman agree on temporary Hormuz route: What we know Why Hormuz remains high risk for ships despite US claims of mine-clearing Majed al-Ansari said Sheikh Mohammed, who is also Qatar’s foreign minister, will meet with “a number of Iranian officials” in Tehran to “discuss ways to de-escalate tensions” and “create the conditions conducive to dialogue”.
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