Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss efforts to ease tensions between Washington and Tehran, the office of the Qatari head of state said.
The United States and Iran are still working towards a deal, as no agreement has been reached yet, Qatari Foreign Ministry Spokesman Majed bin Mohammed Al-Ansari said.
The United States and Iran are set to resume negotiations on August 3, U.S. President Donald Trump said.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that an agreement on the full disarmament of Hamas had been reached.
Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held separate phone talks with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir to discuss the ongoing U.S.-Iran negotiation process.
The United States and Iran submitted responses to a proposal from Pakistan and Qatar to return to negotiations amid a pause in back-and-forth strikes, the Saudi Al Arabiya outlet reports.
Mediators have presented the United States and Iran with a proposal for a 10-day ceasefire, Axios reported, citing sources.
Türkiye is engaged in talks concerning third countries over the future of its Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems, Turkish Minister of National Defense Yasar Guler said.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will pay an official visit to Qatar on Sunday, according to Turkish Foreign Ministry sources.
The United States protects all Arab countries of the Persian Gulf and expects to be reimbursed for ensuring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. President Donald Trump said.
Hostilities between the US and Iran escalated further on Sunday night with a third mutual missile strike, as the US military reported hitting 140 Iranian targets and three Gulf nations said they had repelled missiles and drones from Iran.
Washington is not yet ready to continue dialogue with Tehran and intends to limit its interactions to Omani and Qatari mediators
Qatari negotiators are in Iran, where they are holding meetings with Iranian officials aimed at easing tensions between Tehran and Washington, Reuters reported, citing a source.
Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Iranian Deputy Ambassador Mohsen Mohammad Qanei to hand him a note of protest in connection with the latest attack on Qatar’s Al-Rekayyat LNG tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran and Qatar have resumed their maritime trade following a roughly five-month suspension, Iran’s commercial attaché in Doha Abbas Abdolkhani said on Sunday.
Qatar said on Sunday that maritime activities would resume with immediate effect, according to the Qatari Transport Ministry statement posted on X.
The next round of talks between representatives of Tehran and Washington will begin on July 18, Al Hadath TV reported.
Mediators from Qatar and Pakistan completed separate meetings with negotiators from the U.S. and Iran in Doha on Wednesday, positive progress has been achieved during the consultations, Qatari Foreign Ministry Spokesman Majed bin Mohammed al-Ansari said.
Iran-US talks in Doha were held exclusively in a trilateral format, Kazem Gharibabadi, Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs of Iran said.
Iranian assets frozen in Qatar have not yet been unblocked and returned to Tehran, the New York Post (NYP) reported, citing a U.S. administration official.
