"Speaking in Doha on Thursday, Merz said that fears of a new conflict had characterised his talks during his trip to the Gulf region. In all my conversations yesterday and today, great concern has been expressed about a further escalation in the conflict with Iran, he said during a news conference. Merz also urged Iran to end what he called aggression and enter into talks, saying Germany would do everything it could to de-escalate the situation and work towards regional stability."
"Mediators from Qatar, Turkiye and Egypt have presented Iran and the US with a framework of key principles to be discussed in the talks, including a commitment by Iran to significantly limit its uranium enrichment, two sources familiar with the negotiations have told Al Jazeera. Before the talks, both sides appear to be struggling to find common ground on a number of issues, including what topics will be up for discussion."
"Iran says the talks must be confined to its long-running nuclear dispute with Western powers, rejecting a US demand to also discuss Tehran's ballistic missiles, and warning that pushing issues beyond the nuclear programme could jeopardise the talks. Reporting from Washington, DC, Al Jazeera's Kimberly Halkett said the US is eager for the talks to follow what they see as an agreed-upon format."
Friedrich Merz warned of the threat of a military escalation in the Middle East and said fears of a new conflict dominated his Gulf trip. He said great concern had been expressed about further escalation with Iran and urged Tehran to end aggression and enter talks. Germany pledged to do everything it could to de-escalate the situation and work towards regional stability. Mediators from Qatar, Turkiye and Egypt presented a framework including a commitment by Iran to significantly limit uranium enrichment. Both sides struggled to find common ground on agenda scope, with Iran limiting talks to nuclear issues and the US seeking a broader format.
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