美媒：Iran and US officials continue negotiations through Qatari channels

Odaily Planet Daily News According to Axios, negotiations are continuing despite the exchange of fire. A regional source revealed that over the past two days, Iranian and US officials have held parallel meetings in Doha with Qatari mediators separately. Qatar had attempted to arrange a tripartite meeting to negotiate directly on the remaining differences, but Iran declined. Qatari mediators traveled to Tehran on Wednesday for talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi and other Iranian officials, in an effort to restart the negotiation process. Two US officials stated that they hope Tuesday's strike will prompt Iran to take action and respond to Trump's proposal, and that Trump's threats are part of the same pressure strategy. One US official said, "The deal is still on the table, but if Iran continues to stall and respond negatively, the president is prepared to make Iran pay a price." (Jinshi)