Qatar PM pursues mediation in Tehran as US ramps up 'economic war'

By Parisa Hafezi, Jana Choukeir and Eman AbouhassiraDUBAI, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The prime minister of U.S. ally Qatar visited Tehran on Thursday in a bid to revive diplomacy as the U.S. and Iran traded recriminations over Washington's latest sanctions drive, described by one Iranian official as "all-out economic war".A Gulf neighbour of Iran, Qatar has served as a back-channel negotiator for the warring parties and played a direct role in securing a June ceasefire that briefly led to a cessation of hostilities.

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