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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nicole Wootton-Cane

Tehran reveals plans for future peace talks with US as envoys arrive in Qatar

  • Iran stated it will not engage in peace talks with the United States until all points of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) are fulfilled.
  • US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Qatar to meet mediators, but Qatar confirmed no direct high-level US-Iran meeting is scheduled.
  • The MoU comprises 14 points, notably the 60-day safe reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the termination of US sanctions against Iran.
  • Iran's chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, emphasized that current discussions focus on meeting MoU commitments and highlighted the temporary nature of the Strait of Hormuz agreement.
  • The peace process appears stalled, with both Iran and the US having recently exchanged attacks in the Gulf, jeopardizing an interim deal signed two weeks prior.

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