Doha, Qatar: Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr Majid bin Mohammed Al Ansari confirmed on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, that US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are in Doha, but will not engage in direct negotiations with Iran.
"Mr. Steve Witfoff and Mr. Jared Kushner are here in Doha to meet with mediators, with Qatari officials, and the talks will be around all regional issues... including, of course, negotiations with Iran, but also including Lebanon," Dr Al Ansari said.
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"They are not here for their negotiations with the Iranians," he added.
He further added that, "As we have made clear in the past that the high-level meetings will only happen if the technical meetings are producing results for them to take place. And, the technical meetings are ongoing between the parties, whether they are direct or indirect. The channel of communication that has been established is in operation."
Dr Al Ansari said that the $6bn in frozen Iranian assets have not yet been transferred to Tehran, adding that the issue is linked directly to the progress of negotiations between Tehran and Washington.
Speaking on the Strait of Hormuz, he said a hotline dedicated to de-escalation was used to contain last week’s exchanges of fire between the US and Iran.
He added that Qatar is coordinating with Oman regarding the safe passage of ships through the Strait, and it considers freedom of navigation through the Strait and the clearing of mines from it a priority.
"Our position has always been very clear, which is that there should be no impediment to freedom of navigation through the Strait and out, and that it's an international Strait that we should all use openly and without any hindrance," Dr Al Ansari said.
