00:00Qatar is leading regional diplomatic efforts to prevent a dangerous escalation of the Iran crisis
00:05as rhetoric from Tehran against the West sharply intensifies.
00:10Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Althani met Iran's top security official Ali Lerajani in Tehran on Saturday,
00:17focusing on de-escalation and avoiding wider regional fallout.
00:21On X, Lerajani said structural arrangements for negotiations are progressing.
00:26This comes as Iran has ramped up its rhetoric over the past 24 hours,
00:30with senior officials issuing increasingly sharp warnings towards the EU and the West,
00:35even as U.S. President Donald Trump says negotiations remain possible.
00:39They are talking to us, seriously talking to us.
00:42Meanwhile, Qatar reaffirmed its support for peaceful solutions
00:46and stressed the need to protect the region's people from the consequences of escalation.
00:50In a statement, Doha emphasized coordination with, quote,
00:54brotherly and friendly countries, language signaling a push for collective restraint rather than confrontation.
01:00Behind the scenes, Qatar, Egypt and Turkey are working to mediate and prevent the crisis from spiraling.
01:06For regional mediators, the priority now is clear,
01:09keeping diplomacy alive and preventing tensions from turning into open conflict.
01:14Adil Halim, Euronews, Doha.
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