In the absence of proper, direct diplomacy between governments, preoccupied as they are with ‘setting the narrative’, the following mediators deserve praise for stepping into the breach:
Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi (Iran, etc.)
Jeffrey Feltman (Horn of Africa, etc.)
Rafael Grossi (Ukraine, Iran, etc.)
Amos Hochstein (Israel/Lebanon)
Timothy Lenderking (Yemen)
Stephanie Williams (Libya)