Qatari mediators held over 12 hours of talks with Iranian officials in Tehran on Friday, aiming to restart direct negotiations between the United States and Iran and prevent the US from resuming attacks on Iran after the midterm elections, CNBC reported, citing sources. Axios previously reported that the talks would continue on Saturday in Doha, the capital of Qatar. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stated on Saturday that any threat would be met with an "immediate, effective, and geographically unrestricted" response.