Qatar and Pakistan report “positive progress” in US-Iran talks in Doha

Though the next date of talks was not announced, it was decided to continue discussions after the funeral of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Pakistan on Thursday said that, along with Qatar, it had concluded separate meetings with US and Iranian negotiators in Doha, with both sides making "positive progress" on various aspects of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) and agreeing to continue discussions.The US and Iran signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on June 18 to restore peace in West Asia. This was followed by technical-level talks in Switzerland on June 21, with Pakistan and Qatar acting as mediators.The Foreign Office said, “Qatari and Pakistani mediators concluded separate meetings with the US and Iranian negotiators in Doha today (Thursday), with positive progress made on issues related to the aspects of the Islamabad MOU, building on the Lake Lucerne Summit.” More talks planned after Khamenei's funeralWhile no date has been announced for the next round of negotiations, the two sides agreed to resume discussions after the funeral of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.“Parties have agreed to continue discussions over the coming period, with the next meeting to be set at the earliest possible time following the funeral processions of the former Iranian Supreme Leader,” the Foreign Office said.Khamenei, who led Iran for the last three decades, was killed on February 28, the first day of large-scale US and Israeli air strikes on Tehran. Iran Suspends Quadrilateral Talks With US, Qatar And Pakistan Following President Donald Trump's Threats | VideoFuneral schedule and mediation effortsThe burial ceremonies are scheduled to take place in Tehran and Qom on July 5, 6 and 7, while the final burial ceremony will be held in Mashhad on July 9.Hours earlier, Qatar's foreign ministry spokesperson issued the same statement.Also Watch:Pakistan and Qatar continue to mediate between the US and Iran as tensions persist, marked by hostile rhetoric and attacks between the two countries.

Pakistan on Thursday said its mediators, along with Qatar, concluded separate meetings with the US and Iranian negotiators in Doha and reported "positive progress" on various aspects of the MoU, with the two sides agreeing to further discussions. The US and Iran signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on June 18, aimed at restoring peace in West Asia. It was followed by technical-level talks in Switzerland on June 21, with Pakistan and Qatar as mediators. "Qatari and Pakistani mediators concluded separate meetings with the US and Iranian negotiators in Doha today (Thursday), with positive progress made on issues related to the aspects of the Islamabad MOU, building on the Lake Lucerne Summit," the Foreign Office said. Though the next date of talks was not announced, it was decided to continue discussions after the funeral of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. "Parties have agreed to continue discussions over the coming period, with the next meeting to be set

The Foreign Office (FO) said on Thursday that Qatari and Pakistani mediators had concluded separate meetings with negotiators from the United States and Iran in Doha. In a statement on X, it said that “positive progress” was made on issues related to the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two sides, building on the talks held in Switzerland earlier this month. “Parties have agreed to continue discussions over the coming period, with the next meeting to be set at the earliest possible time following the funeral processions of the former Iranian supreme leader,” it said. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated on the first day of the US-Israel war on Iran, is due to be buried on July 9, The same statement was also posted by Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesperson hours earlier. Sources familiar with the discussions said negotiators for the two countries spent two days in Doha discussing maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz and unfreezing Iran’s funds, two critical issues under the initial agreement. In Washington, US President Donald Trump said the two sides were making progress on possible limits to Iran’s nuclear programme, the main reason he launched the war along with Israel in February. “The denuclearisation of Iran is moving along well,” he told reporters. “They’ve had very good meetings, and we’ll see.” But the sources said the nuclear programme did not come up in the talks, which were technical in nature. US Vice President JD Vance said that the matter would be addressed later. “Obviously, we’re worried about the nuclear issue, we’re going to start talking about that,” he told reporters. Meanwhile, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Ghari­babadi said the participants agreed that “a communication channel would be established by tomorrow” to report and record violations of the MoU, IRNA quoted Gharibabadi as saying. Gharibabadi said that Tehran would use some of its frozen assets in Qatar to purchase goods needed by the country following talks in Doha. “During the meetings with Qatari officials, incl­u­ding the Central Bank, a number of issues related to the expenditure of part of the initial six billion dolla­rs were reviewed,” he added. The US-Iran MoU, brokered by Qatar and Pakistan, culminated in a summit last month in Lucerne, Switzerland. It includes a 60-day ceasefire pausing the war, the reopening of the blockaded Strait of Hormuz and a timeframe for a final deal to permanently end the conflict and reach an agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme.