Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said the Gulf state would resume normal liquefied natural gas production “within a few weeks”, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
Iran’s deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi has announced the successful conclusion of four-country technical talks and the finalization of arrangements for the next phase of high-level negotiations.
At least 54 people were injured and another 18 remain missing following an explosion at a gas processing plant in the Ras Laffan industrial area northeast of Doha, Qatar’s Interior Ministry said.
Pakistan and Qatar, acting as mediators between the U.S. and Iran, announced the conclusion of the first round of negotiations in the Swiss resort of Burgenstock focused on implementing the Islamabad memorandum.
Pakistani diplomats noted that representatives from Qatar will also serve as mediators in the talks
The United States is working with Qatar on a plan that would give Iran access to $6 billion in frozen assets for humanitarian purchases, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
The United States and Iran will hold preliminary talks on the implementation of the agreement in Switzerland’s Burgenstock on June 19, Reuters reported, citing the Swiss Foreign Ministry.
Qatar is beginning to bring some of its liquefied natural gas tankers back to the Middle East, as the major supplier prepares to ramp-up exports once the Strait of Hormuz reopens following a US-Iran deal, Bloomberg reported.
Qatar expects to rapidly ramp up liquefied natural gas (LNG) production following the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and restore about 80% of its export capacity within two months, Bloomberg reported, citing sources.
Qatari mediators have arrived in Iran to finalize a US-Iran memorandum and discuss unfreezing Tehran's foreign assets.
During negotiations with the US, Iran proposed lifting sanctions on half of Tehran's funds as part of the first stage of the diplomatic process
The inaugural flight took place today
According to media reports, a Qatari delegation is in Tehran today discussing the possibility of reaching an agreement with the US.
Iranian assets could be made available to Persian Gulf countries to cover damage already inflicted by the Islamic Republic — or any future harm it may cause. Which assets are involved, however, has not yet been disclosed.
The Iranian military has damaged at least 20 U.S. military sites since the conflict started in February, the BBC reports.
Qatar stands against imposing a permanent toll for the passage through the Strait of Hormuz but is ready negotiate a temporary one, Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs, Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said.
A potential peace deal with Iran should provide for signing the Abraham Accords on normalizing relations with Israel by a number of countries, including Iran, U.S. President …
Qatar calls for respecting freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, slamming its closure as a flagrant violation of international law, Qatari Foreign Ministry Spokesman Majed bin Mohammed al-Ansari said.
Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Qatar on Tuesday, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry sources.
Qatar has warned Iran not to use the Strait of Hormuz as a "pressure tool" in ongoing negotiations with the United States to end the current war.
