Iran Prefers Parallel Channels Over Trilateral Talks With U.S. in Doha
Iran and U.S. officials held separate meetings with Qatari mediators in Doha. Iran declined a single session that would have included all three parties.
news.google.comIran declined a proposed trilateral meeting with the United States and Qatar during recent talks in Doha. S. officials instead conducted parallel sessions with Qatari mediators, according to Axios.
Iran refused any format that would have placed all three delegations in the same room. The arrangement kept the two sides on separate tracks throughout the Doha meetings. Iran maintained that it would continue only parallel negotiations rather than direct trilateral discussions.
Qatari officials hosted the separate meetings but did not convene a combined session after Iran rejected the trilateral proposal. The parallel format allowed each delegation to speak directly with the Qatari mediators without requiring Iran and the United States to address each other in one setting.
