Qatari mediators present peace deal to Iran in mediation effort, official says

Qatari mediators presented Iran with a new draft peace deal on Sunday to end the war with the US and Israel, an official briefed on the negotiations said on Wednesday. Tehran is expected to send a response to the draft by the end of the week. The new draft sets a seven-day timeline addressing both Tehran's and Washington's concerns, with daily confidence-building steps each side must take. The timeline could begin early next week, and several countries would act as guarantors. Qatar, along with Pakistan, has led mediation to end the war that the US and Israel launched in February. The conflict has disrupted global shipping and oil supplies and spilled over across the Middle East. There were concerns ahead of Sunday's meeting in Tehran that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could resume attacks on the Islamic Republic this week. On Friday, US President Donald Trump repeated threats to strike Iran again, while Iranian security officials told Reuters Tehran had drawn up detailed plans to attack Gulf undersea cables if the US and Israel resumed attacks. Earlier mediation efforts helped produce an interim peace agreement in June, but the deal quickly unraveled. In recent weeks, Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have launched repeated attacks against Saudi Arabia.