Mohammad Sio
01 July 2026•Update: 01 July 2026
Senior negotiators from Iran, Qatar and Pakistan held trilateral talks in Doha on Wednesday to review progress in implementing a memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington aimed at ending their war, Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency reported.
The meeting followed talks between Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs and chief negotiator, and Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.
According to Mehr, the two sides reviewed progress in implementing the memorandum, discussed challenges to its implementation, and explored ways to accelerate its provisions, particularly those related to Lebanon, while expanding bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual interest.
Senior negotiators from Iran, Qatar and Pakistan then held a trilateral meeting to assess the implementation of the memorandum.
Speaking to reporters afterwards, Gharibabadi said the discussions focused on following up on the implementation of the memorandum's provisions.
He said working groups had been established to oversee implementation of the understanding and negotiate a final agreement but stressed that negotiations within those frameworks had not yet begun.
Consultations through mediators on the timing and venue of the talks are continuing, he said, adding that negotiations would begin once the “necessary conditions” are met.
“No meeting was held between the Iranian delegation and the US delegation in Doha,” Gharibabadi said later statements carried by the state news agency IRNA.
He added that the Iranian delegation’s meetings were “limited” to joint and trilateral sessions with the Qatari and Pakistani delegations “to follow up on the implementation of the Islamabad memorandum of understanding, particularly regarding Lebanon and the release of frozen assets.”
For his part, US Vice President JD Vance said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump does not intend to restart military operations in Iran without a “clearly defined purpose.”
Vance confirmed that ongoing discussions in Doha are “going well,” noting that the administration remains focused on negotiating in “good faith.”
The memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran, brokered by Pakistan, entered into force on June 18 after it was electronically signed by Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
