US and Iran hold separate meetings in Qatar and agree to continue discussions
U.S. and Iranian negotiators reported positive progress and agreed to keep talking as they seek terms for a permanent end to the war.
- U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Wednesday with Qatar's leaders in Doha, seeking a permanent end to the war with Iran alongside separate delegations of mediators and negotiators.
- Since the United States and Israel launched the war on Feb. 28, Iran has used its ability to choke off the Strait of Hormuz as leverage, disrupting global markets for energy and critical goods.
- Vice President JD Vance stated officials are "worried about the nuclear issue," while Iran's negotiator Kazem Gharibabadi focused discussions on Lebanon and plans to return some of Iran's frozen assets.
- Mediators reported "positive progress" on the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, with parties agreeing to resume discussions after the funeral processions of the former Iranian Supreme Leader.
- Iran continues to assert control over the Strait of Hormuz, with state media highlighting Wednesday's incident of a foreign container ship running aground on an unapproved route.
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US, Iran agree to continue discussions to end war following indirect talks in Qatar
U.S. and Iranian representatives held separate meetings in Qatar to address ending the war, with the Strait of Hormuz and nuclear inspections among the critical points of contention.
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US, Iran hold separate meetings in Qatar, agree to continue discussions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. and Iranian negotiators met separately on Wednesday with Qatari and Pakistani mediators, with “positive progress made,” and they agreed to continue discussions, host Qatar said.The next meeting will be scheduled “at the earliest possible time” after the funeral of Iran’s previous supreme leader, the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Majed al-Ansari, a spokesman for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry, said on X. The funer…
Qatar Says Progress Made in US–Iran Talks, Discussions to Continue
Mediators from Qatar and Pakistan completed separate meetings with U.S. and Iranian negotiators in Doha on Wednesday, reporting positive progress on implementing the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding ahead of further discussions after the funeral of Iran’s former supreme leader, according to a Qatari official. The development follows a ceasefire that put an end to months of direct conflict between the United States and Iran earlier this year…
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