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Qatar has intensified diplomatic efforts to restart stalled negotiations between the United States and Iran, with its foreign ministry saying officials are 'shuttling between capitals' and have received assurances from Washington that it wants to revive talks. Qatar's prime minister, speaking ahead of the UN General Assembly, described the fallout of the US-Israel war on Iran as an 'earthquake' and called for a broader Gulf security framework ensuring no state threatens another, while also announcing a shift in Qatar's investment strategy. The mediation push comes as regional escalation, including Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, raises fears of the conflict widening, with Doha warning against further 'cycles of escalation.'