Live updates, Tehran says it won’t begin talks on final deal until hostilities end in Lebanon and Washington waives oil sanctions and releases frozen Iranian funds.Video Duration 01 minutes 16 seconds 01:16Iran to hold talks with Qatar on MoU deal with US, frozen assetsPublished On 1 Jul 2026 Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has met US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Doha. Iranian negotiators are also in Doha but no face-to-face talks are planned between the sides.
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Iran war live: Qatar’s PM meets US envoys; Tehran holds firm on conditions
Iran has stated that it will not commence negotiations on a final deal until hostilities cease in Lebanon and the United States releases frozen Iranian funds. This stance was reiterated as Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani met with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Doha.
Daniel Khalili-Tari,Ali Mustafa,Usaid SiddiquiAl JazeeraFiled 2026-07-01 · 00:00 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
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Iran has stated that it will not commence negotiations on a final deal until hostilities cease in Lebanon and the United States releases frozen Iranian funds. This stance was reiterated as Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani met with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Doha. Iranian negotiators are also present in Doha, though no direct meetings between the Iranian and US sides are scheduled. The article also notes that Iran is set to hold talks with Qatar regarding a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the US and the issue of frozen assets.
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Iranian negotiators are in Doha, but no direct talks with US envoys are scheduled.
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Qatar's PM met with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Doha.
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Iran requires the release of frozen Iranian funds to begin talks.
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Iran demands the US waive oil sanctions as a condition for talks.
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Iran states it will not commence talks on a final deal until hostilities in Lebanon cease.
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