US and Iran Hold Direct Technical Talks in Doha for First Time Since MOU
๐ค DOHA โ Direct US-Iran technical talks just started; the MOU now has a pulse. ๐ LOOK CLOSER: Washington and Tehran sat across a table for the first time since June 17. Every prior signal pointed to proximity talks, not direct engagement. Iran's asking price rose after Trump dropped the Aug. 18 deadline โ yet both sides showed up. The IRGC's Hormuz moves and the Namu attack now run parallel to a diplomatic track neither publicly admitted would open.