# Contacts to bring US and Iranian positions closer are ongoing, Qatari diplomat says

https://mins.news/en/item/78693

- TASS, 2026-09-29 13:22 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2194571

> Qatar continues to host regular meetings and relay messages between the United States and Iran in an effort to overcome differences, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed bin Mohammed al-Ansari said. He cited obstacles to an agreement but declined to discuss the negotiations or say whether Washington had answered Tehran’s latest proposals, stressing that contacts continue.

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