Skip linksSkip to ContentNavigation menuNewsAfricaAsiaUS & CanadaLatin AmericaEuropeAsia PacificWorld CupMiddle EastExplainedOpinionVideoFeaturesEconomySportHuman RightsClimate CrisisInvestigationsInteractivesIn PicturesScience & TechnologyPodcastsTravelSponsored ContentLive updates, Tehran says it won’t begin talks on final deal until hostilities end in Lebanon and Washington waives oil sanctions and releases frozen Iranian funds.[AFP]Published On 1 Jul 2026

Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has met US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Doha.

Iranian negotiators are also in Doha, but no face-to-face talks are planned between the sides.