Iran warns of Israeli-US 'deceit and dishonesty' in Doha talks
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According to the Acting Iranian FM Ali Bagheri Kani, the United States is "an accomplice, not a neutral mediator" because it is arming "Israel".
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Iran's acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani sits in a meeting with Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. (AP)
During the ongoing negotiations on Gaza that are taking place in Qatar, Iran has issued a warning on “the deceit and dishonesty” of the criminal Israeli regime and its primary ally, the United States, which came by Iran's acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani to Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the prime minister and foreign minister of Qatar, over the phone on Friday.
In a post on X, Kani said he and the Qatari PM spoke “about the developments of the second day of talks to stop the genocide of the Zionists in Gaza,” adding, “Referring to the aggression and criminal nature of the Zionists in Gaza, I warned about the deceit and dishonesty of the criminal gang ruling Tel Aviv and their most important supporter, the United States, at the negotiating table."
According to Kani, the United States is "an accomplice, not a neutral mediator" because it is arming "Israel".
“So I emphasized using all capacities to force the Zionist aggressors to stop killing and crimes in Gaza,” he added.
Futile negotiations
The Doha negotiations did not yield any developments as “Israel” is clinging to its positions, a senior Palestinian Resistance official told Al Mayadeen.
This comes although a joint statement by the US, Qatar, and Egypt claimed that the mediators presented a "bridging proposal" that would enable the "swift" implementation of a deal that would put an end to the war on Gaza and result in the release of Israeli captives.
According to the three mediators, their plan "narrows the gaps between the parties."
However, a senior Hamas source pointed out that what the movement's leadership was informed of Friday regarding the results of the Doha ceasefire meetings does not include a commitment to what was agreed upon on July 2.
Commenting on the talks, officials told AFP that Hamas will not accept "new conditions" from "Israel" in the proposal put forward during the talks in Doha.
An informed source highlighted that as part of the Israeli obstruction maneuver, "Israel" introduced "new" conditions, which include keeping troops inside Gaza along its border with Egypt, while Hamas, according to the source, demands "a complete ceasefire, a complete withdrawal from the Strip, a normal return of the displaced and a (prisoner) exchange deal" without restrictions.
"Israel" also demanded veto rights on the prisoners and detainees to be exchanged, as well as the ability to deport some of them rather than send them back to Gaza, the source said.
Meanwhile, the trilateral statement on Friday confirmed that over the last 48 hours in Doha, senior American, Qatari, and Egyptian officials engaged in intensive talks as mediators aiming to conclude an agreement.
