A Qatar Airways aircraft operating flight QTR253 on the Doha-Tbilisi route landed at Heydar Aliyev International Airport as an alternate airport, the press service of Heydar Aliyev International Airport said.
Mediators from Qatar and Pakistan completed separate meetings with negotiators from the U.S. and Iran in Doha on Wednesday, positive progress has been achieved during the consultations, Qatari Foreign Ministry Spokesman Majed bin Mohammed al-Ansari said.
Iran-US talks in Doha were held exclusively in a trilateral format, Kazem Gharibabadi, Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs of Iran said.
A delegation comprising Iranian experts will visit Qatar this week to discuss implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the U.S. earlier this month, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said.
Representatives of the United States and Iran reached an agreement to halt strikes and hold consultations in Doha on June 30, Axios journalist Barak Ravid said.
The inaugural flight took place today
Officials from the Iranian government have arrived in Doha to engage in discussions with the USA. The delegation from Tehran comprises Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf, the Governor of the Central Bank of Iran, and the Foreign Ministry's chief, Araghchi.
Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Qatar on Tuesday, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry sources.
Qatar is not a mediator in the Iranian-US negotiations, as this role is played exclusively by Pakistan
British Airways has cancelled all flights into Dubai until at least June, in a sign the carrier expects disruption in the Gulf to carry on for months.
Its schedule already includes a direct flight from Doha to Moscow on March 29
Qatar's largest airline, Qatar Airways, plans to resume direct flights to Russia as early as the end of March. Its schedule already includes a direct flight from Doha to Moscow, scheduled for March 29.
Ural Airlines is set to introduce direct charter flights connecting Yekaterinburg to Doha, with the inaugural flight scheduled for March 19.
An international conference on establishing the International Stabilization Force for Gaza is taking place in Doha today. According to media reports, Türkiye was not invited to participate.
Fidan noted that Ankara has already brought its position on this issue to Kiev
The positions of Yerevan and Baku have moved substantially closer this year, Armenia’s Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan said during a panel discussion with Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan Hikmet Hajiyev at an international forum in Qatar's Doha.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan urged to be realistic regarding what to expect from the International Stabilization Force in Gaza that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is hoping to stand up at the beginning of 2026.
Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Hikmet Hajiyev will hold a meeting with Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council Armen Grigoryan, Armenia’s Security Council office reported.
Türkiye will host Pakistani and Afghan delegations for talks next week, following their Qatar meeting where both parties agreed to implement an immediate ceasefire.
Afghanistan and Pakistan will hold peace talks in Doha on October 18, both sides said, after the neighbours extended a ceasefire following a week of fierce border clashes.
