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Viral Clip From U.S.-Iran Talks Prompts Qatar Snub Claims, Both Sides Deny
A video from the Lake Lucerne Summit sparked online speculation that Qatar’s prime minister ignored U.S. Vice President JD Vance. Doha and Washington rejected the claims, citing prior meetings and Iranian propaganda.
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A video clip from the first round of U.S.-Iran peace talks in Switzerland triggered online claims that Qatar’s prime minister deliberately ignored U.S. Vice President JD Vance in favor of greeting another leader. Social media posts viewed millions of times described the moment as a diplomatic slight and evidence of strained relations under the Trump administration.
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He said he greeted the other leader only because he had not yet seen him that day and maintained that relations with the U.S. delegation remained strong.
The White House Rapid Response account on X accused critics of spreading a false narrative and shared the prime minister’s comments. A U.S. official involved in the talks told Fox News that the speculation originated from Iranian state media and lacked context, noting the delegation had already spent hours with the Qataris.
