Qatar: US envoys in Doha for regional talks, no high-level Iran meeting

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At his weekly press briefing in Doha, Qatar's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Dr Majed al-Ansari confirmed that US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are in Doha for meetings with Qatari mediators to discuss regional issues, including the US-Iran negotiations and Lebanon. He said there are no high-level meetings planned between US and Iranian officials at this stage, but technical talks are ongoing and have not stopped since the agreement. On the Strait of Hormuz, al-Ansari reiterated Qatar's position that freedom of navigation must not be hindered, calling it an international waterway. He said a channel of communication has been established for de-confliction and was used to contain recent escalations. He confirmed that technical talks are progressing and that Qatar hopes issues will be resolved within the 60-day period of the MoU. Regarding frozen Iranian assets, al-Ansari clarified that Qatar does not own the money and that the $6bn held in Qatar under the 2023 agreement has not b

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