Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran
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Leading Iran's technical delegation at Bürgenstock as of June 22 after the senior Ghalibaf delegation departed; denied any new nuclear commitments were made in Switzerland
The US reimposed its naval blockade on Iranian ports July 14 and launched a fifth wave of strikes targeting coastal defenses and cruise missile storage on Greater Tunb Island. Iran hit two UAE tankers in the Strait of Hormuz that same day, killing one Indian crew member and wounding eight others — the first fatality aboard a civilian vessel since the ceasefire collapsed. Trump announced a 20% toll on Hormuz cargo, then reversed it within hours after Gulf leaders called to object; he said Middle Eastern nations would make investment deals with the US instead.
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Led Iran's Doha delegation July 1-2; confirmed goods-purchase mechanism for frozen assets and violation communication channel agreed; nuclear program not addressed in talks; next round after July 9 funeral
Indirect talks in Doha closed July 2 with two concrete outputs: a mechanism to buy goods using part of Iran's frozen $6 billion in Qatar, and a channel for flagging MOU violations through Qatar. Both delegations stayed in separate rooms; Qatar and Pakistan shuttled between them. Iran's nuclear program was not substantively addressed, despite Trump telling reporters on July 1 that 'the denuclearization of Iran is moving along well.'
Updated Jul 2
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