Trump says US-Iran meeting set for Tuesday in Doha as Iran denies scheduled talks

President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that Iran has requested a meeting and that it will take place in Doha on Tuesday. The White House confirmed that Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and senior adviser Jared Kushner are traveling to Qatar for high-level discussions, while a senior US official told CNN that technical talks on the memorandum of understanding remain on track.

Iran’s deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi said the country will conduct demining of the Strait of Hormuz alone, rejecting French President Emmanuel Macron’s suggestion of a multilateral effort. Tehran also stated that no negotiation meetings are scheduled with the United States in the coming days, focusing instead on implementing the memorandum’s provisions, including oil-sale licenses (Clause 10) and the release of frozen assets (Clause 11). Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei added that talks on a final agreement can only begin after the listed clauses are being carried out.

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is en route to Doha, though it is unclear whether he is traveling with Kushner. Meanwhile, maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has modestly increased, with several tankers and container ships reported moving on routes near the Omani coast, while Iran continues to require vessels to use its designated corridor.

In related regional developments, Israel’s defense minister reiterated that Israel will not fully withdraw from southern Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed, and Lebanon’s parliament speaker warned that the US-brokered Israel-Lebanon agreement could spark internal divisions. Additionally, Qatar’s Ministry of Transport issued a temporary ban on leisure marine vessels following a fatal incident involving shrapnel from nearby military operations.