Miami, May 10 -- As the United States optimistically waits for Iran's response linked to ongoing negotiations over the West Asia conflict, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff held a meeting with Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani in Miami on Saturday (local time), as both sides held discussions on the ongoing efforts to reach a deal with Iran, Axios reported, citing two sources familiar with the matter.

Pakistan had been acting as the mediator in the early round of talks between the two sides since the onset of the conflict.

However, the first round of talks, held in Islamabad in April and lasting 21 hours, failed to yield any results, while the second...