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Watch: Awkward moment in Switzerland as Qatar PM snubs JD Vance, greets Shehbaz Sharif instead

A video from the latest US-Iran talks in Switzerland has gone viral on social media. The footage appears to show Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani greeting Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif while not acknowledging US Vice President JD Vance. The clip sparked online claims that Vance was 'humiliated' and that Qatar was 'refusing to greet him'.

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The footage emerged from a quadrilateral meeting involving the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar at the Burgenstock resort overlooking Lake Lucerne on Sunday, where diplomats gathered for discussions aimed at advancing a framework to end the ongoing Middle East conflict.

The clip circulated widely on X, with users portraying the interaction as a diplomatic snub. However, no government involved in the talks has publicly characterised the moment as such.

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