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US and Iran resume indirect contacts through Qatar in New York
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Indirect channel reopens without an announced agreement
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner communicated with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi through Qatari mediation in New York, Reuters reported. These were the first such contacts since an interim ceasefire agreement collapsed in July. Iranian officials said no face-to-face meeting occurred, correcting earlier reports in some Iranian media. Neither side announced a concession, substantive policy change or new agreement, so the development establishes a renewed diplomatic channel rather than progress on disputed terms.
Reuters: Hope for progress after US, Iran hold first shuttle talks in months