Qatari mediators presented Iran with a draft deal to end the war with the US and Israel, and Tehran is expected to respond by the end of the week. The draft sets out a seven-day timeline of confidence-building steps, with several countries acting as guarantors.
The draft sets a seven-day timeline addressing concerns from Tehran and Washington, with daily confidence-building steps for each side. The timeline could begin early next week, and several countries would act as guarantors, an official briefed on the negotiations said.
Qatar and Pakistan have led mediation to end the war launched by the US and Israel in February. The conflict has disrupted global shipping and oil supplies and spread across other parts of the Middle East. An interim peace agreement reached in June through earlier mediation quickly unravelled.
The official said there were concerns that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could resume attacks on Iran this week. US President Donald Trump repeated threats to strike Iran on Friday, while Iranian security officials said Tehran had drawn up plans to attack Gulf undersea cables if the US and Israel resumed attacks. Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have also launched repeated attacks against Saudi Arabia in recent weeks.
