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Qatar said it is working, in coordination with Pakistan, to facilitate a US-Iran deal, even a short-term one, according to foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari. Separately, Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told the Qatar Economic Forum in New York that Gulf states need 'good relations' with Iran as part of a new regional security framework, calling the war against Iran a 'wake-up call' for the region, while Qatar's energy minister said the US was wrong to think the Strait of Hormuz could be made irrelevant. These comments reflect growing Gulf efforts to de-escalate tensions and reopen diplomatic channels between Washington and Tehran amid the ongoing conflict's regional fallout, including disruptions to shipping and energy markets.