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US envoy Witkoff and Kushner will be in Qatar, no meeting with Iran, Qatari official says

Qatar hopeful Iran pact will reopen Strait of Hormuz, allow supplying LNG
Qatar's foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari says, no high-level US-Iran talks are planned while it coordinates Strait of Hormuz shipping security with Oman. - REUTERS
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DOHA: U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's son-in-law ‌Jared Kushner will be in Doha to meet Qatari mediators to discuss U.S.-Iran negotiations, Qatar's foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday.

There will not be a high-level meeting between Washington and Tehran, Majed Al Ansari told a media briefing.
 

  • Qatar has not transferred US$6 billion of Iranian frozen funds to Tehran, he added.
     
  • Doha has been coordinating with Oman, which sits on the western coast of the Strait of Hormuz, on the safe passage for vessels.
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