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US, Iran officials to hold indirect talks in Doha today — diplomat
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS and Iranian officials will hold indirect lower-level technical talks with mediators today on a deal aimed at permanently ending the war, a diplomat with knowledge of the talks says.
“US and Iranian officials are to hold indirect technical talks on Wednesday in Doha with Qatari and Pakistani mediators on the memorandum of understanding and building on the progress made at the Lake Lucerne Summit,” the diplomat says.
US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff will not be taking part in the technical talks, the diplomat adds, after they met with Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani yesterday.
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