AFP28 Aug, 2026 06:24 PM3 mins to readQatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Photo via AFPQatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Photo via AFPIran left the door open to diplomacy on Friday, six months into a war with the United States that has upended the Middle East, but only if Washington abandons its pressure campaign.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted on X on Friday: “Putting diplomacy back on track isn’t impossible. It