DOHA: Qatari mediators have presented Iran with a new draft agreement aimed at ending the war with the United States and Israel, with Tehran expected to respond by the end of the week, an official familiar with the negotiations said on Wednesday.
The proposed deal includes a seven-day timeline designed to address concerns raised by both Tehran and Washington, with daily confidence-building measures required from each side, the official told Reuters.
The timeline could begin early next week, while several countries would serve as guarantors of the agreement, the official added.
Qatar and Pakistan have led diplomatic efforts to end the conflict, which began with US and Israeli attacks in February and has disrupted global shipping and oil supplies while spreading to other parts of the Middle East.
According to the official, concerns had emerged ahead of Sunday’s meeting in Tehran that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could order renewed strikes against Iran this week as he campaigns for another term in a general election.
US President Donald Trump reiterated threats on Friday to strike Iran again. Iranian security officials separately told Reuters that Tehran had developed detailed plans to target undersea cables in the Gulf if the United States and Israel resumed their attacks.
Previous mediation efforts helped secure an interim peace agreement in June, but the arrangement quickly collapsed.
Meanwhile, Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement has launched repeated attacks against Saudi Arabia in recent weeks, adding to regional tensions affecting the world’s largest crude oil exporter.