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Qatar and Jordan Hold Talks on Regional De-escalation

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Qatar and Jordan Hold Talks on Regional De-escalation

🤝 DOHA — Qatar and Jordan talk de-escalation; neither controls the levers that matter. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Qatar holds Al Udeid and an Iran back-channel Trump blocked in August. Jordan took IRGC missiles at Al Azraq. Neither controls the war's tempo — but a Qatar-Jordan axis signals Gulf and Levant states coordinating outside Washington. The question is whether this feeds the Oman channel or creates a parallel track Tehran can play against it.

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