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Doha Truce Opens Channel and Limited Use of $6B in Frozen Iranian Funds

Indirect talks in Doha produce an agreement to open a communication channel, impose a 60-day truce and allow limited access to $6B in frozen Iranian oil revenues.The accord follows attacks on commercial vessels and a cycle of US and Iranian strikes, and Iran says it is not negotiating directly with US representatives while Qatari intermediaries coordinate technical exchanges.West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude fall as Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump describe diplomatic progress, while Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warns that implementation will be fragile.
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