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Qatari mediators arrived in Tehran on Sunday, October 25, 2026, as President Donald Trump said he was weighing a deal with Iran against further military action, according to Iran International. Turkey warned Washington that new strikes would widen the conflict across West Asia and that diplomacy was the only path. Iran International also reported that Netanyahu warned Tehran against attacks meant to disrupt Israel's elections. Press TV said Iran presented no new Hormuz proposals to a Pakistani mediator and called Al-Arabiya reports fabricated. Reuters reported that senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, the Mecca Pact countries, were due in Tehran on Monday for regional coordination talks, including Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman and Pakistani army chief Asim Munir. Russia denied that its diplomats and nuclear technicians had left Iran.