The high-level talks between the US and Iran in Doha concluded positively, with both parties reaffirming their commitment to restoring peace following recent military exchanges. The talks concluded in Doha on issues related to the memorandum of understanding signed on June 17.
Tehran has reportedly said that it will establish a communication channel with Washington to report and discuss breaches of the MoU. Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said they held back-to-back meetings with mediators Qatar and Pakistan.
The first was a session of the monitoring and implementation working group, one of four bodies established under the US-Iran MoU.
According to the state broadcaster, the Iranian delegation used the meeting to raise the "US violation of its obligations under Article 1 of the MoU", which calls for an end to war across all fronts. They also discussed “news reports about US actions to strengthen equipment and forces in the region and threatening and interventionist statements by US officials”.
The meeting concluded with both sides agreeing to establish a communication channel within a day and formally document the MoU’s shortcomings so the issues could be reviewed and resolved quickly.
The second meeting, with Qatari officials and the country’s central bank, addressed the release of some $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds. Gharibabadi noted the talks covered issues related to the cost of part of the initial $6 billion, with an agreement that Iran would use the funds to buy goods according to its “declared needs”.
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