Qatar: Qatar said Tuesday that negotiations and exchanges of messages among parties to the regional conflict were continuing through the country and its regional partners.

Ibrahim bin Sultan Al-Hashmi, director of the media and communications department at Qatar’s Foreign Ministry, said at a weekly media briefing that Doha could not disclose details of the ongoing diplomatic exchanges but confirmed that talks were continuing. Al-Hashmi said the scale of the conflict and the price being paid by the world required Qatar to make every effort to bring it to an immediate end through a negotiated solution, adding that the talks had taken into account the concerns of various parties without providing further details.

On the same day, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met visiting Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni and discussed the latest regional developments and efforts to de-escalate tensions. The meeting with Momeni and his delegation took place at the Amiri Diwan, the emir’s administration office in Doha, according to a statement from the Amiri Diwan.

The conflict between the United States and Iran has continued for more than seven months, with no breakthrough in sight.