Ali al-Thawadi

In Israeli domestic politics, Yonatan Yurich, a senior aide to Prime Minister Netanyahu, is reportedly under scrutiny.

He is said to have met at least twice in July 2024 with senior Qatari official Ali Al-Thawadi, described as the head of the Israel project.

According to N12 reports, these meetings were not part of official Israeli assignments.

Investigators have reportedly sought Yurich's testimony, in connection with broader inquiries, into alleged Qatari influence.

Qatar-mediated talks on September 28 reportedly made little progress.

Qatari mediator Ali al-Thawadi met Arachi in New York to discuss a two-page Qatari compromise proposal intended to address both Iran's demand for the lifting of the US naval blockade and US demands for nuclear concessions.

Al-Thawadi then met Trump's envoy, Jared Kushner, and other US officials in Washington.

Sources stated that Iran would only consider nuclear concessions after the US agrees to return to the June Memorandum of Understanding.

Citing three people familiar with the talks, it reported that little progress had been made and that neither side had shifted.

Qatari mediator Ali Al-Thawadi spent several hours with Arachi's team in New York on a two-page compromise that tried to bridge Iran's demand that the American naval blockade be lifted and Washington's demand for nuclear concessions.

Al-Thawadi then met in Washington with President Trump's envoy Jared Kushner and other officials, and Vice President J.D. Vance sat in for part of the session.

One source told Axios, it is stuck.