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Gulf leaders meet in Qatar in effort to stave off new escalation in U.S and Iran war

NPR | By Aya Batrawy,
Sacha Pfeiffer
Published November 1, 2026 at 4:19 PM CST

Qatar has been leading intense mediation efforts over the past 72 hours to prevent a new round of possible U.S. attacks on Iran after Tuesday's midterm elections. The uncertainty has the entire Gulf region on edge.

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Aya Batrawy
Aya Batraway is an NPR International Correspondent based in Dubai.
Sacha Pfeiffer
Correspondent, Investigations
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