A report by i24NEWS correspondent Baruch Yedid details how Qatari diplomat Ali al-Dhuwadi, 45, orchestrated the last-minute diplomatic breakthrough that prevented a third US strike on Iran. According to the report, al-Dhuwadi shuttled between Doha and Tehran four times in two weeks, culminating in a 20-hour negotiating session on June 11 that produced the framework for the US-Iran MOU. The report describes al-Dhuwadi as a shadowy, highly capable figure with strong ties to Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, and with deep connections to Hamas leadership dating to the cash-suitcase era.
A detailed profile published by i24NEWS correspondent Baruch Yedid and circulating in Israeli Telegram channels identifies Qatari envoy Ali al-Dhuwadi as the key figure behind the last-minute US-Iran diplomatic breakthrough. According to the report, al-Dhuwadi — a 45-year-old member of the billionaire Dhuwadi clan — coordinated the talks from a tented compound on the outskirts of Doha, leveraging close ties to Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to sway President Trump toward a deal instead of a third consecutive strike on Iran.
The report states that al-Dhuwadi visited Tehran four times in the past two weeks, with the final marathon session on June 11 running 20 hours. During that session, breaks were taken only to watch World Cup matches, the report claims. By the end, al-Dhuwadi was able to report to Kushner and Witkoff that a deal was salvageable, and the three formed a pressure bloc that — according to several accounts cited by the report — persuaded Trump to prefer an agreement over military action, overriding both hawkish voices and Israeli pressure.
The profile traces al-Dhuwadi's history as a mediator reaching back to September 2025, when he met Trump at the White House as Netanyahu apologized to the Emir of Qatar for an Israeli strike in Doha. He is credited by the report with at least six mediation missions and brokered deals for the US, including the hostage-release agreements early in Trump's second term. Al-Dhuwadi is described as having cultivated deep ties with Hamas leadership during the 'cash suitcases' era and as being one of the architects of the dollar-transfer deals. He also helped draft the 20-point ceasefire document for Gaza, the report says, and was appointed Qatar's representative to the Trump peace council that is to run Gaza 'the day after'.
The report mentions corruption allegations against al-Dhuwadi, including claims that he bought Qatar's World Cup hosting through bribes, spied on competitors, ran pro-Qatar campaigns, and hosted senior officials at matches. In a separate case, he is alleged to have bribed a US senator to advance Qatari influence.
As The Zioneer reported on June 15, a Qatari delegation in Tehran finalized the MOU and resolved Iranian reservations ahead of an expected signing in Switzerland. The profile identifies al-Dhuwadi as the central figure who made that breakthrough happen, working in the shadows — a person whom those who meet him describe as very intelligent, almost silent, cunning, and discreet, well-versed in Iran's secrets.
The report concludes by noting that while Turkey recently thwarted a US operation to infiltrate Kurds into Iran, al-Dhuwadi's Qatari channel delivered the diplomatic opening — and that both Turkey and Qatar are proving their mediation utility to Washington, often at Israel's expense.
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