WANA (Jul 01) – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs and the country’s chief negotiator has provided details of Wednesday’s negotiations in Doha, highlighting trilateral meetings among Iran, Qatar, and Pakistan, as well as discussions with officials from Qatar’s Central Bank.

 

Kazem Gharibabadi, who traveled to Doha at the head of a delegation to follow up on the implementation of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, said at the conclusion of this round of talks that the Iranian delegation began its discussions on Wednesday morning (July 1) with meetings involving Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Iranian, Qatari, and Pakistani delegations later held two joint meetings.

 

He stated that the first session of the monitoring group overseeing the implementation of the memorandum was also held with the participation of senior negotiators from the three countries. During the meeting, the Iranian delegation raised several issues, including what it described as U.S. violations of commitments under the first clause of the memorandum concerning the end of the Lebanon war, reports regarding efforts by the United States to strengthen its military presence and equipment in the region, and what Tehran viewed as threatening and interventionist remarks by U.S. officials.

 

According to Gharibabadi, the Iranian side stressed that the commitments outlined in the memorandum constitute an integrated framework and should not be treated as separate or independent obligations.

 

The chief Iranian negotiator also announced that the three parties had agreed to establish an emergency communication channel for the monitoring group by tomorrow. He said any shortcomings or violations of the memorandum would be formally documented, communicated, and reviewed for further discussion and decision-making.

 

Gharibabadi also referred to meetings with Qatari officials, including representatives of Qatar’s Central Bank, stating that discussions covered issues related to spending part of the initial $6 billion fund. The parties agreed that, based on Iran’s stated needs, required goods would be purchased and provided to the country.

 

He further emphasized that no meetings took place between the Iranian and U.S. delegations during the talks in Doha.

 

According to reports, while Iran’s technical and expert delegation was holding discussions in Doha, a U.S. delegation led by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, special envoys of the U.S. President, was also present in Qatar and held meetings with senior Qatari officials, including the Emir of Qatar and the country’s Prime Minister.