A viral clip from the first round of US-Iran peace talks in Switzerland has fuelled online speculation that US Vice President JD Vance was snubbed by Qatar’s prime minister, after users claimed the video showed him "ignore" Vance in favour of greeting Pakistan's prime minister. The Qatari PM, though, dismissed the claims as "unfounded", saying he and Vance had already spent hours together during the talks. The White House also rejected the narrative, pointing the finger at Iran for the rumours.
In posts and reports racking up millions of views, social media users claimed that a viral video from the Lake Lucerne Summit is proof of a diplomatic slight, and that the Qatari leader had deliberately "ignored" JD Vance and chosen to greet Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif first.
