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An Iranian delegation, including a deputy to Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, is in Qatar for talks following a reported breakthrough in indirect negotiations between Tehran and Washington, Anadolu Agency reported, citing a Qatari newspaper.
“Al-Araby Al-Jadeed” quoted an Iranian source as saying the delegation had arrived in Doha “to facilitate engagement with the Qatari mediator.”
The visit followed intensive discussions in Tehran by a Qatari negotiating delegation, which reportedly led to a breakthrough in indirect negotiations between Tehran and Washington. The discussions also paved the way for Iran’s negotiating team to accompany the Qatari delegation on its return to Doha, the newspaper reported.
“Negotiations with the US side are taking place indirectly through the mediator, not directly,” the Iranian source told the newspaper.
Sources close to mediation efforts led by Qatar and Pakistan told “Al-Araby Al-Jadeed” that a US delegation was expected to join the diplomatic process in Doha. The delegation could hold direct talks with Iranian negotiators in the Qatari capital, the sources said.
The reported developments could pave the way for Washington and Tehran to resume negotiations after reaching an agreement on initial measures concerning Iran’s nuclear programme, navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and financial incentives for Tehran.
The potential arrangement would also involve China and Russia as guarantors, according to the newspaper.
