Task: "Indirect" talks between the US and Iran
Today, Iran is holding talks with the mediator country Qatar about the agreement with the US.
According to a diplomatic source, the Iranian negotiators are also expected to talk "indirectly" with American representatives.
- American and Iranian officials are to hold indirect technical talks in Doha with Qatari and Pakistani mediators about the memorandum of understanding, building on the progress made at the summit at Lake Lucerne (in Switzerland), the diplomat told the AFP news agency.
However, the talks are being held at a "lower level", according to the source. US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who met Qatari leader and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin al-Thani in Doha yesterday, will not attend.
Frozen assets
On Tuesday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said that Wednesday's meetings will focus on the implementation of the memorandum of understanding with the United States.
- These discussions will be held with the Qatari side, he said at a press conference.
The release of frozen Iranian assets will also be discussed, according to Baqaei. He said that Iran's negotiating team has no plans to meet the American side, despite US President Donald Trump claiming on Monday that Iran had asked to meet in Doha the following day.
Lebanon Talks
During Tuesday's meeting between Witkoff, Kushner and al-Thani, "the development of the talks between the US and Iran" was discussed, Qatar's Foreign Ministry announced on X.
The talks also reportedly dealt with general security and stability in the region, as well as the ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese government.
"The meeting (...) stressed the importance of consolidating the ceasefire and building on it in a way that preserves Lebanon's unity, sovereignty and stability," the Qatari Foreign Ministry wrote.
Attacks discussed
According to sources to The Wall Street Journal, US President Donald Trump has held several talks with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Defense Chief Dan Caine in recent days about resuming attacks on Iran - to "finish the job," as some of the sources describe it.
However, Trump is reported to have decided to continue on the path of talks, the newspaper writes.
The president is also reported to have said he is okay with Iran negotiations continuing beyond August 18, which is the deadline for a new nuclear energy agreement with Tehran.
