INTEL: Qatari mediators give Iran new draft deal with seven-day timeline, official says

Qatari mediators presented Iran with a new draft deal in Tehran on Sunday, and Tehran is now considering it, Reuters reported, citing an official briefed on the negotiations. A response is expected by the end of the week.

According to the official, the draft sets a seven-day timeline that addresses the concerns of both sides. Each side would have to take daily confidence-building steps during that period. The timeline could begin early next week, the official said.

The draft also provides for several countries to act as guarantors of the deal. The reports supplied do not name those countries or describe the specific steps each side would take.

What is not yet known

The account rests on one unnamed official. The supplied reports include no public statement from Iran or Qatar on the content of the draft, and they do not say what each side’s concerns are or what the confidence-building steps would involve.

The start of the seven-day timeline depends on Iran’s reply, which the official expects by the end of the week.