US-Iran negotiations: What’s the latest?
Key takeaways
- Iranian officials are expected in Doha for talks with Qatari mediators, a day after US negotiators arrived there.
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- And while Washington has said it will hold direct negotiations with Tehran in Doha, the latter has denied this.
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Iranian officials are expected in Doha for talks with Qatari mediators, a day after US negotiators arrived there.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. A billboard of mourning in Tehran depicts Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an air strike on the first day of the US-Israeli war on Iran [File: AFP]By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 1 Jul 20261 Jul 2026Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has met United States envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner in Doha as attempts are made to restart direct talks between Tehran and Washington.
The US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on June 17, extending their ceasefire by 60 days, during which they agreed to continue more detailed negotiations on their differences – with the future of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s frozen assets, long-term sanctions relief and Tehran’s nuclear programme among the issues on the table.