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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.

Aya Batrawy

Aya Batraway is an NPR International Correspondent based in Dubai.

Sacha Pfeiffer

Correspondent, Investigations