Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted high-level multilateral discussions in Moscow with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and the President of Iran during an international natural gas summit. The high-profile diplomatic gathering focused on navigating escalating military tensions between Washington and Tehran, with participants reviewing potential mediation channels to prevent wider regional warfare. Bilateral and trilateral meetings were held on the sidelines of the energy conference in the Kremlin.
Discussions addressed the security of maritime transit corridors in the Persian Gulf, global energy market stability, and diplomatic avenues to defuse mounting cross-border strikes. Qatari diplomats have historically played an active mediation role in Persian Gulf disputes, while Moscow maintains strategic economic and technical ties with Tehran. Russian officials stressed the necessity of avoiding military miscalculations in international waters, emphasizing that regional conflicts require negotiated settlements rather than unilateral armed escalations.
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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/10/27/iran-war-live-iran-says-us-not-serious-on-talks-ship-on-fire-off-iraq