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

By Thomson Reuters Jun 30, 2026 | 5:48 AM

DOHA, June 30 (Reuters) – 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 $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.

(Reporting by Andrew Mills in Doha and Tala Ramadan in Dubai; Editing by Sharon ​Singleton)