Qatar Says US-Iran Talks Make Positive Progress

Motorbikes drive past a banner showing a portrait of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in downtown Tehran, Iran (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Adviser to Qatar’s prime minister and official spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the talks built on the outcomes of the Lake Lucerne Summit

Qatar and Pakistan have concluded separate meetings with US and Iranian negotiators in Doha, with “positive progress” reported on issues related to the 14-point Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), according to Qatar’s foreign ministry.

In a post on X on Thursday July 2, 2026 , Majed Al Ansari, adviser to Qatar’s prime minister and official spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the talks built on the outcomes of the Lake Lucerne Summit.

“The parties agreed to continue discussions over the coming period, with the next meeting to be scheduled at the earliest possible time following the funeral processions of the former Iranian Supreme Leader,”

Al Ansari said. According to Tasnim News Agency, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, said Tehran raised concerns over Washington’s implementation of previous commitments during the Doha discussions.

“We raised the issue of the US’s failure to fulfil commitments in Lebanon at the Doha meeting,” Gharibabadi said.

He added that discussions with Qatari officials also focused on the use of part of the initial frozen USD 6 billion in Iranian funds.

“In the meetings with Qatari officials, the issues related to the expenditure of part of the initial USD 6 billion were reviewed, and it was agreed that, based on the announced needs, the purchase of required goods will be carried out and placed at Iran’s disposal,” Gharibabadi said.

Iranian authorities are planning funeral ceremonies for former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei from July 4 to July 9 across locations in Iran and Iraq. Khamenei was reportedly killed in an airstrike on the opening day of the US-Israel conflict with Iran on February 28.

Earlier, US President Donald Trump said the “denuclearisation” of Iran was progressing well, expressing optimism about the diplomatic process despite the absence of direct high-level negotiations involving senior US officials and Iran in Qatar.

“They’ve come a long way. We hit them very hard last week. They’re fine. We’re going to get it. It’s the denuclearisation of Iran,” Trump said.

Reiterating Washington’s longstanding position, Trump said Iran would not be allowed to possess a nuclear weapon.

“Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,” he said.

( Source : ANI )