Qatar Delivers Seven-Day Peace Draft to Iran
Tehran is expected to respond to the new agreement by the end of this week, potentially halting the conflict with the United States and Israel.
By Layla Petrov ·
Qatari mediators handed Iran a new draft agreement on Sunday. The document outlines a seven-day timeline intended to end the war between Tehran and the United States and Israel. An official briefed on the talks said Wednesday that Iran will send its response by the end of the week.
The draft requires specific confidence-building steps from both sides on each day of the seven-day period. According to the official, the timeline could begin early next week. Several countries would act as guarantors for the arrangement. Qatar and Pakistan have led this mediation effort.
The conflict began in February when the United States and Israel launched the war. The fighting has disrupted global shipping and oil supplies while spreading to other parts of the Middle East. In recent weeks, Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have conducted repeated attacks against Saudi Arabia, the world's largest crude exporter.
Tensions remained high before Sunday's meeting in Tehran. Officials feared Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu might order a resumption of attacks on Iran this week. Netanyahu is currently campaigning for another term in a general election. On Friday, US President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iran again.
Iranian security officials told Reuters that Tehran has prepared detailed plans to attack undersea cables in the Gulf. They said these plans would activate if the United States and Israel resumed their attacks. This is not the first attempt to stop the fighting. Earlier mediation produced an interim peace agreement in June, but that deal quickly fell apart.
The proposed timeline may start early next week. Iran's answer to the Qatari draft will determine if this effort succeeds where the June agreement failed.
