US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran requested a meeting, which will take place on Tuesday in Doha, Qatar. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will fly to Doha. Earlier, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi denied reports of a meeting, following the cancellation of talks that were supposed to take place in Switzerland due to recent clashes in the Strait of Hormuz.
US President Donald Trump claimed Monday that Iran requested a meeting, which will take place on Tuesday in Doha, amid halted diplomatic efforts. "Iran requested a meeting. It will take place tomorrow in Doha," Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social account. Earlier, the Iranian deputy foreign minister said that such talks had not been approved, after a round of negotiations scheduled to take place in Switzerland was canceled following exchanges of blows in the Strait of Hormuz.
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The meeting in Doha, if it takes place, is expected to focus on resolving the dispute over the Strait of Hormuz and preventing further escalation, rather than the core of the negotiations, such as nuclear issues, sanctions, and other matters. Overnight, Axios reported, citing senior US officials, that Iran and the US will hold the meeting in Qatar on Tuesday.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi denied the report by Axios. "No technical meetings of the working teams are planned this week," he told state television. He stated that the talks in Qatar "have not been approved," but the exchange of messages with Doha continues as usual.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed in an interview with Fox News that Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will fly to Doha for meetings regarding the memorandum of understanding, alongside technical talks held on the sidelines. "Iran requested a meeting this week," she said, adding that Washington "is standing by its side of the ceasefire."
Leavitt added, "The president obviously wants to see the peace process play out, and the Iranians would be best to sign a good deal with the United States of America, because the president has proven he's unafraid to use the might of our military," she said. "The US has the best and strongest military in the world, and the president reserves the right to use it."
Diplomatic efforts are resuming against the backdrop of days of clashes in the Gulf that threatened to crumble the fragile ceasefire. The last round of technical talks regarding issues deferred to the comprehensive agreement took place in Switzerland on June 21, with delegations from both countries and mediators Qatar and Pakistan participating, but it was cut short after an Iranian drone struck a tanker on Thursday in the Strait of Hormuz.
