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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrives for the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in Moscow, October 26, 2026. (Sergey Bobylev/8th GECF Summit Photo host agency via AP)

DOHA, Qatar — Qatar’s ruler and the Iranian president discussed the Middle East war and the blockaded Strait of Hormuz during a meeting in Moscow, the emir’s office said Tuesday.

The high-level meeting came a day after senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan held talks with Iran in Tehran in an attempt to stop the Middle East war from reigniting.

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met on Tuesday on the sidelines of a summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum in Moscow.

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Pezeshkian was also due to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin later in the day.

The Qatari and Iranian leaders “reviewed the current state of relations between Tehran and Doha and…