Is Iran war diplomacy ramping up, as Qatar, Oman, Pakistan officials visit?

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani is visiting Tehran on Thursday for talks about de-escalating tensions and reviving failed negotiations between Iran and the United States.His visit comes amid a flurry of high-level delegations travelling to Tehran in recent days, with mediators rallying to persuade the warring sides back to the negotiating table despite continued hardline posturing on both sides.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Qatar’s prime minister to visit Tehran, seeking to revive US-Iran talkslist 2 of 4Trump tells Al Jazeera ‘not in a hurry’ for Iran to return to talkslist 3 of 4Iran, Oman agree on temporary Hormuz route: What we knowlist 4 of 4Iran emphasises self-sufficiency in battle against US economic warend of listSheikh Mohammed, who is also Qatar’s foreign minister, will meet with “a number of Iranian officials” in Tehran to discuss ending hostilities and to “create the conditions conducive to dialogue”, a spokesperson said.He will also address the issue of the critical Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf, and “the need for it to return to the status quo before February 28”. The narrow waterway has been mostly closed to s...