Blinken calls Haaretz claim about Qatar talks “fiction”
By The BriefBrief
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken denied telling Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani to delay efforts for a rapid Israel-Hamas hostage deal. Blinken said a reported conversation between them was “complete fiction” after Haaretz published the claim.
WHO:Antony Blinken
WHAT:Blinken denied telling the Qatari emir to delay efforts for a rapid Israel-Hamas hostage deal and called the reported conversation “complete fiction.”
WHEN:Reported Sep 9, 2026 at 5:34 PM ET
WHERE:Qatar
WHY:Blinken was responding to Haaretz’s claim that he told Emir al-Thani to wait before making a deal.
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