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Qatar is mediating a 12-hour US-Iran negotiation ahead of the US midterm elections, as a potential breakthrough is sought amid renewed conflict fears, according to a Korean Economic report. This comes as oil prices surged on Friday to six-month highs, with Brent crude settling up over 2 percent, on concerns about escalation in the Iran war and Strait of Hormuz disruptions, KBS World and Korea Times report. US President Donald Trump said the US has knocked out much of Iran's military but still has to "take care of" one or two targets, including a suspected nuclear site, Korea Times reports.