{"slug": "qatar-pm-appears-to-snub-jd-vance-at-us-iran-peace-talks", "title": "Qatar PM appears to snub JD Vance at US-Iran peace talks", "summary": "Qatar's prime minister appeared to snub US Vice President JD Vance during US-Iran peace talks in Switzerland, walking past him without acknowledgment to greet Pakistan's prime minister instead. The incident, captured on video, sparked online discussion as diplomats from the US, Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar met to negotiate ending the Middle East war.", "body_md": "[Independent TV](/tv)\n\n## Showing now | News\n\n00:29\n\n# Qatar PM appears to snub JD Vance at US-Iran peace talks\n\nThis is the awkward moment JD Vance appears to be snubbed by Qatar’s prime minister during the US-Iran peace talks in Switzerland.\n\nThe clip, from Sunday (21 June), shows Qatari prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, walking past Vance without acknowledging him to greet Pakistani PM [Shehbaz Sharif](/topic/shehbaz-sharif) as Vance looks on.\n\nVance appears to try and prompt a conversation by saying, “Hey,” though the Qatari leader appears momentarily confused.\n\nThe incident sparked conversation online, saying the Qatari PM ‘snubbed’ the US vice president.\n\nAt the quadrilateral meeting held in Burgestock, Switzerland between the United States, Iran, [Pakistan](/topic/pakistan) and Qatar, diplomats aimed at negotiating steps to end the [war](/topic/war) in the [Middle East](/topic/middle-east).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/qatar-pm-appears-to-snub-jd-vance-at-us-iran-peace-talks", "canonical_source": "https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/jd-vance-qatar-prime-minister-snub-viral-video-b3000206.html", "published_at": "2026-06-22 08:07:55+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-22 08:17:47.626639+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["JD Vance", "Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani", "Shehbaz Sharif", "Qatar", "United States", "Iran", "Pakistan", "Switzerland"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/qatar-pm-appears-to-snub-jd-vance-at-us-iran-peace-talks", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/qatar-pm-appears-to-snub-jd-vance-at-us-iran-peace-talks.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/qatar-pm-appears-to-snub-jd-vance-at-us-iran-peace-talks.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/qatar-pm-appears-to-snub-jd-vance-at-us-iran-peace-talks.jsonld"}}