A Qatari delegation visited Tehran, Iran, on October 25. An anonymous senior Iranian official confirmed the visit to Al Jazeera, stating it was a routine exchange between the two countries amid escalating tensions. The official said the main obstacle to a diplomatic solution was not mediation itself, but rather the United States' refusal to accept Iran's legitimate demands and its continuous breach of commitments. Qatar has previously called for a peaceful resolution to the crisis on multiple occasions and sought to restart mediation efforts between Iran and the United States.