❗️Qatar claims mediation between US & Iran continues to prevent regional escalation Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani claimed on Saturday that Doha's mediation efforts between Washington and Tehran were ongoing, aiming to prevent further escalation across the region, Al Jazeera reported. The prime minister alleged that the US administration remained open to reaching an agreement even after the upcoming midterm elections. He said that substantial progress had been supposedly achieved in the negotiations and voiced confidence that an agreement could be reached. "We cannot wait to reach a perfect agreement; we hope to reach a good agreement," he said.