Dwell: Qatar’s prime diplomat holds talks in Iran aiming to ‘cut back tensions’

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Issued on: 01/02/2026 - 07:00 Modified: 01/02/2026 - 07:08

Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani speaks at a press convention in Doha, Qatar, June 12, 2024. © Ibraheem Al Omari, AP Qatar's international minister held talks in Iran Saturday to attempt to "de-escalate tensions within the area", the dominion's international ministry mentioned, as Washington's naval battle group led by the USS Abraham Lincoln plane service remained positioned off Iran's shores. Comply with our liveblog for the newest updates.

01/02/2026 - 07:08 Trump says India will purchase oil from Venezuela, not Iran US President Donald Trump mentioned on Saturday that India will purchase Venezuelan oil, as opposed to buying oil from Iran.

"We have already made that deal, the idea of the deal," Trump advised reporters whereas on Air Drive One, en path to Florida from Washington, DC.

Trump added China was additionally welcome to make a take care of the US to purchase Venezuelan oil.

01/02/2026 - 06:58 Qatar says its FM in Iran to 'cut back tensions' in area Qatari premier Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al, who additionally serves as international minister, held talks in Iran Saturday to attempt to "de-escalate tensions within the area" the dominion's international ministry mentioned.

At a gathering with Ali Larijani, head of Iran's Supreme Nationwide Safety Council, he reiterated Qatar's assist for "all efforts aimed toward lowering tensions... within the area," mentioned the assertion.

The announcement got here with Washington's naval battle group led by the USS Abraham Lincoln plane service off Iran's shores, after Trump threatened to intervene within the wake of a lethal crackdown on anti-government protests.

01/02/2026 - 06:55

01/02/2026 - 06:55 Welcome to the FRANCE 24 dwell weblog protecting tensions between Iran and the US.

President Donald Trump on Saturday mentioned Iran was negotiating with the US because the Islamic republic's military chief warned Washington towards launching army strikes. Qatar's premier Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, who additionally serves as international minister, held talks with Iran's prime safety official Ali Larijani in Tehran to attempt to "de-escalate tensions within the area" mentioned the dominion's international ministry. Amid hovering tensions with the US, two explosions in Iran on Saturday sparked fears that Washington had launched an assault. The reason for a lethal blast in an eight-storey constructing within the southern Iranian port of Bandar Abbas stays unknown. Individually, a gasoline explosion within the metropolis of Ahvaz, close to the Iraqi border, killed 4 individuals in line with state-run Tehran Occasions. (FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)