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Qatari mediators returned to Tehran on Friday to pursue a US-Iran deal, an official briefed on the talks told Reuters. The mediation is being coordinated with Washington, and Qatar presented a draft peace plan to Iran on Sunday. A senior Iranian official dismissed those proposals as unacceptable and said Tehran would maintain its nuclear position. The Washington Post reported that US Vice President JD Vance has offered to meet Iran's top security official Mohsen Rezaei to discuss ending the war.