Qatar-based broadcaster; June 30 explainer confirming Qatar's Foreign Ministry statement that no direct US-Iran meeting occurred, with each delegation meeting only Qatari officials in parallel tracks
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Al Jazeera (explainer) · Qatar · US and Iran agree to stand down as Doha technical talks set for June 30, but Tehran disputes the framing
Confirmed through Qatar's Foreign Ministry that no direct meeting took place between US and Iranian negotiators in Doha on June 30. Witkoff and Kushner held separate consultations with Qatari officials; Iran's team discussed only frozen-asset transfers under Article 11 and raised objections to Article 1 (Lebanon ceasefire) implementation. The $6 billion in frozen assets committed under the MoU remains untransferred and no new agreement was reached.
“Qatar's foreign minister confirmed no direct meeting between US and Iranian officials took place in Doha on June 30.”