Live updates, Iran says it won’t begin talks on final deal until hostilities end in Lebanon and Washington waives oil sanctions and releases frozen Iranian funds.Video Duration 01 minutes 16 seconds 01:16Iran to hold talks with Qatar on MoU deal with US, frozen assetsPublished On 1 Jul 2026
Iran’s top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says the Strait of Hormuz is Tehran’s “greatest instrument of power” and insists talks on a final deal will not begin until MoU provisions are implemented.
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.
