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Qatari mediators return to Tehran to push for US-Iran deal, official says

Reuters

Oct 30 (Reuters) - Qatari mediators ‌returned to Tehran on Friday as part of efforts to ​reach ‌a deal between the US and Iran, ‌an official briefed on the talks told Reuters.

The mediation talks have been ‌coordinated with the US, the official said.

Qatar presented a draft peace plan to Iran on Sunday, according to an official briefed ⁠on negotiations. But a senior Iranian ‌official dismissed the proposals ⁠as unacceptable and said Tehran would maintain ​its nuclear position.

Washington wants nuclear issues included from the start of negotiations. ​Tehran demands that the US first ​end ‌its port blockade and lift oil export ​sanctions.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi ⁠said on Wednesday that Tehran ‌remained in ​close contact with intermediaries ​to review ideas that could ensure the implementation of its own seven-day proposal aimed at ending the war in ‌the Middle East.

On Thursday, President Donald Trump said Vice President JD Vance's outreach ‌to ​Iran concerned medical supplies, following US media reports linking it to efforts to revive peace talks.

(Reporting by Andrew Mills; Writing by ‌Tala Ramadan; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)