Middle East30-06-2026Qatar confirms no direct US-Iran talks as Tehran pushes frozen assets issueAmerican negotiators are in Doha for talks with the mediators who helped broker the US-Iran understanding, though not with Iranian officials directly, Qatar's foreign ministry said Tuesday. Separately, Iranian officials are due to meet Qatari counterparts in Doha to discuss releasing frozen Iranian funds, Tehran's foreign ministry said, as last week's military escalation between Tehran and Washington

Middle East30-06-2026Qatar confirms no direct US-Iran talks as Tehran pushes frozen assets issueAmerican negotiators are in Doha for talks with the mediators who helped broker the US-Iran understanding, though not with Iranian officials directly, Qatar's foreign ministry said Tuesday. Separately, Iranian officials are due to meet Qatari counterparts in Doha to discuss releasing frozen Iranian funds, Tehran's foreign ministry said, as last week's military escalation between Tehran and Washington appears to have slowed the talks' progress.