Qatar PM Says Mediation Between US and Iran Continues

The signal here is less the confirmation of ongoing mediation than the timing: Doha is publicly framing Washington's willingness to deal as extending past the midterms, which implicitly ties any diplomatic momentum to US domestic politics. For Gulf states positioning themselves as indispensable diplomatic channels, and for energy and shipping markets that price regional risk, that linkage is the detail that matters. Whether the mediation produces anything concrete before or after the vote is the open question.