The story: Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani visits Tehran amid reports on Doha’s efforts to mediate between Iran and the United States. In a meeting with President Hassan Rouhani, Qatar’s top diplomat stated that his country “will not hesitate to provide any kind of assistance” for a US “return” to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and “the resolution of the sanctions” issue.

The coverage: Rouhani told his Qatari guest that “whenever the United States lifts illegal sanctions and returns to law, Iran will immediately return to all of its obligations under the deal...