![A One Hundred Dollar Confederate States of America banknote dated December 22, 1862. Issued during the American Civil War (1861–1865). Slave hoeing cotton in the center with John C. Calhoun on the left and Columbia on the right. Over 670,000 of these notes were issued from August, 1862 to January, 1863. [1] The bill is 7.375 by 3.125 inches (187 mm by 79 mm) and is thinner than a modern US dollar. Annotations on the banknote. Serial number 131615 Keatinge & Ball, Columbia, S.C. (lower left) Receivable in Payment of All Dues Except Export Duties. (lower right) Issued by Maj. James Glover, q.m. 26th January 1863 (hand written on back) Interest Paid to 1st January 1864 at Richmond. (stamped on back) The ink from this stamp can be seen on the front right side.](/assets/images/2026-08-27T03-31-25-346Z-qatar-s-prime-minister-to-visit-tehran-to-revive-us-iran-dialogue-wikimedia-1280.webp)
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani visited Tehran on Thursday, August 27, 2026, to engage in talks aimed at de-escalating tensions and reviving stalled negotiations between Iran and the United States. The visit was announced by a spokesman for Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday via a statement on X.
During his visit, Sheikh Mohammed, who also serves as Qatar’s foreign minister, met with several Iranian officials to discuss ending hostilities and creating conditions conducive to dialogue. Majed al-Ansari, a spokesperson, said the discussions would focus on ways to reduce tensions and emphasized the humanitarian impact of sanctions, noting that “the sanctions deliberately harm civilians by restricting access to food, medicine, medical equipment, energy and other essentials, violating rights including the rights to life, health, food and an adequate standard of living.”
A key topic of the talks was the critical Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that had been mostly closed to shipping since early March 2026 after Iran shut it down. The closure severely disrupted global energy markets, as the strait previously carried over one-fifth of the world's oil and gas supplies. Qatar’s Foreign Ministry highlighted the need for the strait to return to the status quo prior to February 28, 2026.
On the same day, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi announced that Iran and other parties had agreed on a new temporary shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz. This route would allow vessels to enter through Iranian waters, granting Tehran partial control over exit routes.
Sheikh Mohammed’s visit comes amid a surge of high-level delegations traveling to Tehran, with mediators striving to bring the conflicting sides back to the negotiating table despite ongoing hardline stances. Analysts suggest there are signs both sides could be ready to de-escalate militarily.
The visit also occurs as the US-Israel conflict with Iran approaches its sixth month without a diplomatic breakthrough.
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