Qatari FM Khalid bin Mohammad al-Attiyah

Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid bin Mohammad Al-Attiyah on Monday backed the deal on Iran's nuclear programme as the best available option, after talks in Doha with US Secretary of State John Kerry.

"This was the best option among other options to come up with a solution... through dialogue," Attiyah told a press conference in the Qatari capital.