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US and Iran hold separate meetings in Qatar and agree to continue discussions
By The Associated Press | NPR at LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)
· July 2, 2026
· 5 min read
A group of people stands in shallow water as a cargo ship appears anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Tuesday, June 30, 2026.(Amirhosein Khorgooi / ISNA via AP)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. and Iranian negotiators met separately on Wednesday with Qatari and Pakistani me...
Key takeaway The next meeting will be scheduled "at the earliest possible time" after the funeral of Iran's previous supreme leader, the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Majed al-Ansari, a spokesman for Qatar's Foreign Ministry, said on X.
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Published: July 2, 2026 ·
Source: LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio) ·
Reading time: 5 min
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. and Iranian negotiators met separately on Wednesday with Qatari and Pakistani me...
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