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Qatar's emir in Iran in bid to help salvage 2015 nuclear pact

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi walks with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani during a welcoming ceremony in Tehran, Iran May 12, 2022. President Website/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS

Qatar’s ruler, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, has arrived in Iran, Iranian state media reported on Thursday, as the Gulf state tries to help end a row between Tehran and Washington over revival of the 2015 nuclear deal.

While Iranian state media portrayed the visit as proof of Iran's expansion of ties with regional countries, a source briefed on the visit told Reuters on Sunday that the emir's trip was aimed to bring the parties to the Iran nuclear pact to "a new middle ground".

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