US, Iran officials to hold indirect talks in Doha
Officials from the United States and Iran will on Wednesday hold indirect technical talks on their deal aimed at ending the Middle East war, a diplomat with knowledge of the talks told AFP. "US and Iranian officials are to hold indirect technical talks on Wednesday in Doha with Qatari and Pakistani mediators on the memorandum of understanding building on the progress made at the Lake Lucerne Summit," the diplomat said. US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff will not be taking part in the...
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