### [2026-06-30](/feed/2026/06/30/index.md) ##### Middle Eastern crisis # The Qatari foreign ministry confirms that United States envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have arrived in Doha for technical indirect talks with Iran and talks with mediators regarding negotiations with Iran. However, they also state that no high-level talks have occurred. ### Sources: 1. [BBC News](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpd38x1dy4no) 2. [QNA](https://qna.org.qa/en/news/news-details?id=advisor-to-prime-minister-official-spokesperson-for-foreign-ministry-iran-us-technical-meetings-continue-without-high-level-talks&date=30/06/2026) 3. [The Times of Israel](https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-envoys-in-qatar-to-meet-mediators-but-no-direct-talks-with-iran-set-for-coming-days/amp/) ### Related: 1. ["Axios" reports from American officials that Iran and the United States have agreed to halt strikes near the Strait of Hormuz and will hold a Qatar-mediated meeting in Doha on Tuesday. ](/feed/2026/06/28/axios-reports-from-american-officials-that-iran-and-the-united-states-have-agreed-to-halt-strikes-near-the-strait-of-h.md) _Context: Doha, Iran, Middle Eastern crisis, Qatar, United States_ 2. [Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it has carried out retaliatory strikes against United States military bases in Bahrain and Kuwait, including the Ali Al Salem Air Base and U.S. Fifth Fleet naval base. ](/feed/2026/06/28/iran-s-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-says-it-has-carried-out-retaliatory-strikes-against-united-states-military-base.md) _Context: Iran, Middle Eastern crisis, United States_ 3. [The first talks between Iran and the United States since the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum are held at the Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland. The talks are mediated by Pakistan and Qatar. ](/feed/2026/06/21/the-first-talks-between-iran-and-the-united-states-since-the-signing-of-the-islamabad-memorandum-are-held-at-the-burgens.md) _Context: Iran, Middle Eastern crisis, Qatar, United States_ 4. ["Axios" reports that U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have traveled to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, to talk with nuclear experts who might take part in future negotiations with Iran regarding their nuclear program. ](/feed/2026/06/5/axios-reports-that-us-envoys-jared-kushner-and-steve-witkoff-have-traveled-to-the-oak-ridge-national-laboratory-ten.md) _Context: Jared Kushner, Middle Eastern crisis, Steve Witkoff_ 5. [An Iranian delegation led by parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi arrives in Doha, Qatar, for peace talks aimed at ending the war. ](/feed/2026/05/25/an-iranian-delegation-led-by-parliament-speaker-mohammad-bagher-ghalibaf-and-foreign-minister-abbas-araghchi-arrives-in.md) _Context: Doha, Iran, Middle Eastern crisis, Qatar_ 6. [United States president Donald Trump cancels sending special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Islamabad, Pakistan, for negotiations. ](/feed/2026/04/25/united-states-president-donald-trump-cancels-sending-special-envoys-steve-witkoff-and-jared-kushner-to-islamabad-pakist.md) _Context: Jared Kushner, Middle Eastern crisis, Steve Witkoff, United States_ 7. [United States president Donald Trump says that negotiations with Iran will be held in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 20, with a U.S. delegation led by vice president JD Vance and special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. ](/feed/2026/04/19/united-states-president-donald-trump-says-that-negotiations-with-iran-will-be-held-in-islamabad-pakistan-on-april-20.md) _Context: Iran, Jared Kushner, Middle Eastern crisis, Steve Witkoff, United States_ 8. [Pakistan proposes a ceasefire plan received by Iran and the United States, reportedly dubbed the Islamabad Accord, which calls for an immediate halt to hostilities, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and a 15–20 day period of negotiations between Iran and the U.S. This comes following reported talks between Pakistani army staff chief Asim Munir, U.S. vice president JD Vance, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi. The Pakistani foreign ministry says that talks between Iran and the U.S. are ongoing. ](/feed/2026/04/6/pakistan-proposes-a-ceasefire-plan-received-by-iran-and-the-united-states-reportedly-dubbed-the-islamabad-accord-which.md) _Context: Iran, Middle Eastern crisis, Steve Witkoff, United States_ 9. [U.S. special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff confirms that the United States has shared a 15-point peace plan to Iran through the Pakistani government. ](/feed/2026/03/26/us-special-envoy-to-the-middle-east-steve-witkoff-confirms-that-the-united-states-has-shared-a-15-point-peace-plan-to.md) _Context: Iran, Middle Eastern crisis, Steve Witkoff, United States_ 10. [Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian lists preconditions for ending the war between Iran, Israel, and the United States. The conditions include recognizing Iran's legitimate rights, payment of reparations, and firm international guarantees against future aggression. ](/feed/2026/03/11/iranian-president-masoud-pezeshkian-lists-preconditions-for-ending-the-war-between-iran-israel-and-the-united-states.md) _Context: Iran, Middle Eastern crisis, United States_