Skip linksSkip to Content Live Navigation menuNewsMiddle EastAfricaAsiaUS & CanadaLatin AmericaEuropeAsia PacificExplainedSportOpinionVideoInteractivesOriginalsFeaturesEconomyHuman RightsClimate CrisisInvestigationsIn PicturesScience & TechnologyPodcastsTravelSponsored Content Live Navigation menuUS-Israel war on IranStrait of HormuzDid Iran capture a US submarine?Why have strikes resumed?Al Jazeera OriginalsNewsLive updates, Qatar’s prime minister urges the US and Iran not to wait for a ‘perfect moment’ to reach a deal to end the war.A woman carries a portrait of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei as a giant poster depicting US President Donald Trump, US Vice President JD Vance, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff looking distressed hangs at Enghelab Square in Tehran, Iran, on November 3, 2026 [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu]By Mahmoud Sayed and Enes AbuomerPublished On 7 Nov 2026 Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani urges the US and Iran to reach a peace deal to end the war, warning during an interview at Oxford University that they cannot afford to wait for a “perfect moment”. Iran’s official news agency IRNA reports two missiles have struck Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, while semi-official outlets report there were no casualties.