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