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Qatari delegation arrives in Tehran for peace talks

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• Oman rescues 25 sailors after merchant ship attacked, set ablaze• Iran halts three oil tankers in Hormuz for ‘unauthorised crossing’• G20 talks overshadowed by deep rifts over conflicts in Iran, Ukraine TEHRAN: A Qatari delegation arrived in Tehran on Friday for talks with senior Iranian officials, state media reported, as mediators press efforts to revive peace talks with the United States amid rising fears of a return to hostilities in the Middle East war. The delegation, led by a senior adviser to Qatar’s prime minister, came to discuss “bilateral relations … as well as regional developme

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