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Iran-US indirect talks in Doha conclude as Israeli strikes continue in southern Lebanon

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, announced on Wednesday the conclusion of talks in Qatar regarding the implementation of a peace memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Iran and the United States.

According to Qatar's foreign ministry, negotiators from Iran and the United States held separate meetings with Qatari and Pakistani mediators. Gharibabadi stated that the two sides discussed the use of part of Iran's frozen assets—worth $6 billion—and agreed that necessary goods would be purchased according to Iran's needs and delivered to the country.

Gharibabadi also raised concerns over reports that the United States was reinforcing its military equipment and forces in West Asia, as well as what he described as "threatening and interventionist" remarks by U.S. officials.

U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters that the two sides were making progress on possible limits to Iran's nuclear program. "The denuclearization of Iran is well," he said. U.S. Vice President JD Vance noted that the nuclear issue would be addressed later.

According to Iran's official news agency IRNA, the Iranian delegation also discussed U.S. violations of its obligations under Paragraph 1 of the MoU, which pertains to ending the war in Lebanon. Meanwhile, Israeli military activities continued across southern Lebanon on Wednesday, with drone strikes, artillery shelling, explosions, and other operations reported in several areas, according to Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA).

The NNA reported that an Israeli drone struck a parked vehicle in the southern town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa. Local relief volunteers came under Israeli fire while on to extinguish the blaze caused by the strike, though no injuries were reported. The agency also reported explosions and artillery shelling in several areas of the Bint Jbeil district.

These recent incidents occurred despite the framework agreement recently reached between Lebanon and Israel aimed at ending hostilities along the border.