FILE - Japan supporters clean the stands at the end of the World Cup group E soccer match between Germany and Japan, at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
FILE - Japan's supporters clean their seats after losing the World Cup, group E soccer match between Japan and Costa Rica, at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan , Qatar, on Nov. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
FILE - Japan supporters clean the stands at the end of the World Cup group E soccer match between Germany and Japan, at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on Nov. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
FILE - Japanese fans clean the stadium's stand after Japan was defeated by costa Rica in the World Cup, group E soccer match between Japan and Costa Rica, at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan , Qatar, on Nov. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)
FILE - Fans arrive for the World Cup group B soccer match between England and Iran at the Khalifa International Stadium Doha, Qatar, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Steve Wade, File)
Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari vowed that Iranian attacks on the gas-rich country “will not go unanswered.”
The assassination of the second leader of the Islamic Republic, who had no designated successor, would throw its future into doubt.
Taliban officials say a senior delegation has returned to Qatar, paving the way for the start of peace talks with the Afghan government that are expected to take place in the tiny Gulf state.
Washington’s envoy to Afghanistan emphasized the economic benefits of the peace deal with the Taliban, forging ahead with an agreement that has run into new political obstacles in the U.S. and the region.
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