Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said that Tuesday's meeting in Doha will focus on releasing frozen Iranian funds and ending the war in Lebanon. He stated that Article 13 of the agreement makes the start of final-deal negotiations conditional on the implementation of key articles, including ending the Lebanon war, according to a report from Israeli journalist Yair Goldblatt.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tuesday evening that the talks scheduled for Wednesday in Doha will focus on two specific tracks: the unfreezing of Iranian assets and ending the war in Lebanon. The spokesman clarified that Article 13 of the memorandum of understanding defines the conditions for initiating negotiations on a final agreement, requiring implementation of key provisions — particularly ending the Lebanon war — before moving to the final deal.
The statement follows a series of Iranian diplomatic claims in recent days. As The Zioneer reported earlier Tuesday (Sun Jun 21, 20:10 Jerusalem), the spokesman said previous talks focused on ending the war, easing sanctions, and unfreezing assets. This latest statement sharpens the condition that the Lebanon war must end before a final agreement can be discussed. The briefing does not specify which Iranian assets are being discussed or their estimated value. No U.S. or Qatari confirmation of this agenda has been reported.
Over the past two days, Qatari officials have provided a different picture of the Doha talks. On Monday (Mon Jun 29, 15:08 Jerusalem), Qatar's foreign ministry said US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would meet mediators but not Iranian officials, and that $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds had not yet been transferred. Iran's foreign ministry countered that it has no plans to meet Americans at any level and rejected French involvement in clearing the Strait of Hormuz. The thread shows a persistent gap between Iranian statements about the talks' agenda and the Qatari and U.S. description of the format and status of the frozen assets.
It remains unclear whether the direct US-Iranian meeting Iran describes is planned, given repeated Qatari statements that no high-level meeting is scheduled. The status of the $6 billion in frozen funds, which Iran says is being transferred and Qatar says remains frozen, has not been resolved by an independent source.
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- StrongIran says today's talks focus on monitoring MoU compliance, warns final deal hinges on ending Lebanon war
- StrongIranian FM spokesman: talks focused on ending war, sanctions relief, and unfreezing assets
- StrongIranian delegation arrives for talks, demands end to Lebanon fighting
- StrongReport: Doha talks make 'significant progress' toward regional deal including Lebanon
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