Qatar's Prime Minister said the country's mediation efforts between the US and Iran were continuing to prevent the situation in the region from spiraling out of control, Al Jazeera TV reported on Saturday.
The US administration remained willing to find a solution even after the midterm elections, signaling that Washington's interest in reaching an agreement had not changed, Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said.
Qatari mediators remain in close contact with the US and Iran, Doha said. Significant progress had been made, and Al-Thani expressed confidence that a settlement could be reached.
"We cannot wait to reach a perfect agreement; we hope to reach a good agreement," he said.
The report was bolstered by Arab News in Saudi Arabia, which said: that the US and Iran are "edging toward a potential breakthrough in efforts to end their war, with Tehran showing a willingness to discuss issues related to its nuclear program that were previously off the table, according to a diplomat with knowledge of the talks.”
Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency said on Saturday that initial reports indicated two missiles had struck Qeshm Island, adding there was no official information on possible damage.
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Central Command forces carried out a "minor strike" and hit an anti-aircraft device.
Region braces after the midterms
Countries in the region had been anticipating that Trump, who has held off on strikes on Iran during the weeks leading up to Tuesday's midterm elections, could restart attacks once the voting is over. Iran has repeatedly said it would respond to new attacks by striking at US and Israeli targets in neighboring countries.
Iran has been proposing its own seven-day plan since September, so far rejected by Trump. It calls for Washington to lift a blockade of Iranian ports, unfreeze assets, and approve an Iranian-backed route through the Strait of Hormuz, after which the contested waterway would be reopened.