{"id":1645,"date":"2026-07-01T19:38:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T19:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/07\/01\/us-envoys-met-with-mediators-in-qatar-talks-with-iran-up-in-the-air\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T19:38:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T19:38:02","slug":"us-envoys-met-with-mediators-in-qatar-talks-with-iran-up-in-the-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=1645","title":{"rendered":"US envoys met with mediators in Qatar, talks with Iran up in the air"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-tms-ad-status=\"idle\" data-tms-ad-container class=\"o-ad-container o-ad-container--banner-top o-ad-container--with-shimmer o-ad-container--with-background\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__content o-ad-container__content--report-enabled\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__label m-block-ad__label--report-enabled\">\n                    <span class=\"o-ad-container__label__text\">Advertising<\/span><br \/>\n                                            <button title=\"Report this ad\" class=\"o-ad-container__content__report-link\" data-tms-ad-report><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-ad-sponsoring\" data-tms-ad-type=\"sponsoring\" data-tms-ad-status=\"disabled\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-sponsoring__wrapper\">\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content t-content--article\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"t-content__above-sidebar\">\n<h1 class=\"t-content__title a-page-title\">US envoys met with mediators in Qatar, talks with Iran up in the air<\/h1>\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"t-content__chapo\">\n                                        US envoys met Qatari mediators in Doha on Tuesday for discussions on negotiations with Iran, even as both Tehran and Doha dismissed President Donald Trump&#8217;s suggestion that direct US \u2013 Iran talks were taking place. 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class=\"t-content__body u-clearfix\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/usa\/\" target=\"_self\">US<\/a> envoys met with Qatari <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260629-trump-iran-doha-tehran-us-talks-hormuz-lebanon\" target=\"_self\">mediators on Tuesday in Doha<\/a> to discuss negotiations with Iran, the Gulf state said, after Tehran and Washington agreed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260615-us-and-iran-agree-to-memorandum-of-understanding-and-immediate-end-to-military-operations\" target=\"_self\">memorandum of understanding <\/a>this month to halt the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260630-middle-east-live-us-and-iranian-delegations-in-qatar-no-bilateral-meeting-confirmed\" target=\"_self\">Middle East war<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Iran said a team would go to Doha but contradicted US President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_self\">Donald Trump<\/a>&#8216;s claim that direct talks would take place.<\/p>\n<p>Qatar also said no high-level meetings or direct talks between the longtime foes were planned.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what we know about the discussions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-em-video\">\n<div class=\"o-video-player o-video-player--16x9\" data-media-video-wbmz563386-f24-en-20260701 data-show-hidden-video-player=\"WBMZ563386-F24-EN-20260701\" data-wrapper-video-player data-youtube-script>\n<div class=\"o-em-consent \">\n<div class=\"o-em-consent__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-consent__content__text\">To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement.<\/p>\n<p>        <button class=\"a-master-button a-master-button--dark\" data-action=\"accept\"><br \/>\n            Accept<\/p>\n<p>        <\/button><br \/>\n        <button class=\"a-link\" data-action=\"manage\">Manage my choices                <\/p>\n<p><\/button>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-em-adblock\" data-adblock-content>\n<div 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