Iran and US Agree to Set Up Communication Channel After Doha Talks

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Iran and US Agree to Set Up Communication Channel After Doha Talks
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The countries agreed to establish “a communication channel by tomorrow” to report violations of the agreement, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said in a statement to the state news agency Irna.

Earlier on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump described the talks as "very good".

"Nuclear disarmament is moving forward. They've had very good meetings, so we'll see," Trump said.

Hours earlier, sources told the news agencies Reuters and AFP that talks via mediators from Qatar and Pakistan had begun in Doha.

US and Iranian officials are holding indirect technical talks in Doha with Qatari and Pakistani mediators on the memorandum of understanding, to build on progress made at the summit at Lake Lucerne (in Switzerland), a diplomat told AFP.

Spoken Lebanon

According to reports in Iranian state media, the Doha talks are focusing on how the agreement with the US will be implemented. On Wednesday, Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi also met with Qatar's leader and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin al-Thani to discuss the agreement. Talks were reportedly then held with Pakistani mediators.

The talks are also said to have dealt with general security and stability in the region, as well as the ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese government.

“Finish the job”

According to information provided to The Wall Street Journal, US President Donald Trump has held several conversations in recent days with his Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Defense Secretary Dan Caine about resuming attacks on Iran - to "finish the job," as some of the sources describe it.

However, Trump is reported to have decided to continue on the path of talks, the newspaper writes.

The president is also reported to have said he is okay with Iran negotiations continuing beyond August 18, which is the deadline for a new nuclear energy agreement with Tehran.

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