Senior US official says Witkoff, Kushner to meet Qatari PM ‘to continue regional dialogue on MOU’ with Iran

By Jacob Magid

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30 June 2026, 7:14 pm

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Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

White House envoys Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff, listen as US Vice President JD Vance (not in picture) speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 12, 2026. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

A senior Trump administration official confirms that top US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will meet with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed Abdulrahman Al Thani and other mediators in Doha today “to continue regional dialogue on the MOU.”

“On Wednesday, US and Iran delegations are expected to participate separately in technical talks with mediators from Qatar and Pakistan,” the senior US official says in a statement to querying reporters.

There is no mention of any meetings scheduled between US and Iranian negotiators amid Tehran’s apparent ongoing frustration with US actions in the Strait of Hormuz.