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Doha, Qatar, March 8, 2026. © HANNIBAL HANSCHKE, EFE Iran announced it would send a delegation to Qatar on Tuesday for technical meetings, while stressing there would be no direct negotiations with the other side. Meanwhile, Washington said envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would travel to Qatar "this week" to take part in high-level meetings. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Yesterday's key developments:
- Lebanese state media said an Israeli strike hit the country's south, despite a framework accord signed by the two countries last week aimed at securing a peace deal.
- US President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters in the Oval Office that the US-Iran meeting in Qatar this week will be "perhaps important, perhaps not".
- The removal of mines from the Strait of Hormuz is to be carried out solely by Iran according to the Islamabad MoU between Tehran and Washington, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said in a post on X on Monday, in response to French President Macron's comments on the subject.
(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)
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