Significant progress has been made in the indirect negotiations between Iranian and U.S. representatives. On July 1, Qatari and Pakistani mediators held separate meetings in Doha with U.S. and Iranian negotiators, resulting in substantial progress on issues related to the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding.
Qatar's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Majed Al-Ansari, said the sides had agreed to continue the dialogue. The next meeting will be scheduled after the funeral ceremonies of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S.-Israeli strikes.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi, for his part, said two rounds of meetings had been held with the Qatari and Pakistani mediators. During the first round, the Iranian delegation raised the issue of the U.S. violating its commitment to halt military operations. The second round focused on the release of $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets.
The parties also agreed to establish a communication channel through which alleged violations of the Memorandum of Understanding would be documented.
