US and Iran Wrap Doha Talks With Frozen-Funds Dispute
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Indirect U.S.-Iran technical talks in Doha wrapped Wednesday, with Qatar and Pakistan mediating and President Donald Trump calling the meetings very good while saying Iran denuclearization is moving along well. Kazem Gharibabadi met Qatar's prime minister, formed working groups for MoU implementation and a final deal, and said no final-agreement talks had started. Tehran said part of frozen funds would be used for goods, while U.S. officials denied a release agreement and a one-week Hormuz de-escalation was reached. Israel should test every claim against verifiable nuclear rollback, free shipping and freedom to act against Tehran's proxies.
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Sources agree that the Doha track involved Qatar and Pakistan mediation, U.S. and Iranian teams did not hold direct high-level talks, Trump called the meetings very good, and the agenda included MoU implementation, Hormuz shipping, frozen Iranian assets and Iran denuclearization. They factually diverge on the frozen-funds issue: IRNA and Iran International report the Iranian side saying part of the $6 billion would be used to buy goods based on Iran's needs; Times of Israel reports the same Iranian claim but says U.S. officials denied that a release understanding was reached; New York Post's earlier funds report says no money had been received or released unless Iran met milestones. The remaining facts are compatible across the source pool.
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