US and Iranian delegations in Qatar, no bilateral meeting confirmed The US and Iran have a roughly mid-August deadline to reach a permanent peace deal including an agreement on Iran’s disputed nuclear program. What’s ahead are technical talks involving lower-level diplomats before any return to the table by top negotiators. Mediators are eager to get going. Pakistan, a key mediator along with Qatar, has said talks would resume Tuesday. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News on Monday that envoys Steve Witkoff and
Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, were flying to Qatar to meet with the Iranians and that technical negotiations would occur on the sidelines. Later, Iranian state media cited Baghaei as saying an expert delegation will travel to Qatar this week but with no planned US meetings. There’s plenty to discuss, including arrangements around the Strait of Hormuz, sanctions waivers on Iran and the future of Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
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