00:00Iran and the United States are giving conflicting accounts of whether their delegations in Qatar
00:05will hold direct talks this week after renewed hostilities tested a fragile ceasefire.
00:11The White House says US President Donald Trump is sending Jared Kushner
00:15and Envoy Steve Witkoff to lead the American team in Doha.
00:18But Tehran says its own technical delegation's visit to Qatar has no relation to the US team's trip
00:24and that no talks with the Americans are scheduled.
00:28Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ismail Bagai said there would be no negotiation meetings with the US side in the coming
00:35days.
00:36That disagreement highlights the fragility of the June 17th Accord,
00:40which was meant to pause the four-month conflict and open the way for longer-term negotiations.
00:47Under the agreement, both sides gave themselves at least 60 days to work through a memorandum,
00:53extend an earlier ceasefire, discuss Iran's nuclear program, and negotiate a permanent truce.
00:59But progress has been slow, with both sides accusing the other of violating the terms.
01:04Israel has not joined the US-Iran peace talks and has distanced itself from the agreement.
01:11The tensions are also complicating diplomatic efforts and the fighting in Lebanon.
01:16Hezbollah leader Naim Qasim has rejected a US-brokered security agreement between Lebanon and Israel,
01:23calling it a surrender to Israel.
