US-Iran Qatar talks show progress, Trump says, as both sides set up hotline
Key takeaways
- US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday indirect talks with Iran in Qatar were making progress, signalling diplomacy remained on track despite recent hostilities.
- Issued on: 01/07/2026 - 23:33Modified: 01/07/2026 - 23:54
- Iran had insisted there would be no direct negotiations in Doha on the deal, which aims to end the war that began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February.
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US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday indirect talks with Iran in Qatar were making progress, signalling diplomacy remained on track despite recent hostilities. Iran later said the talks had ended with agreement to establish a communication channel by Thursday to report and document violations of their initial memorandum of understanding.
Issued on: 01/07/2026 - 23:33Modified: 01/07/2026 - 23:54
By: FRANCE 24 US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before he boards Air Force One for his first flight aboard the Boeing 747-8 that Qatar gifted the United States to use for executive travel © SAUL LOEB, AFP US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that indirect talks with Iran in Qatar were making progress, offering a tentative sign that diplomacy was holding after recent exchanges of fire threatened efforts to end the Middle East war.