U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 29, 2026.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran has requested a meeting that will be held in Qatar on Tuesday (June 30, 2026), despite Tehran denying that any technical talks on the deal aimed at ending the West Asia war were planned.
The announcement came after Iran held its first talks with Oman on managing the Strait of Hormuz since the U.S.-Iran deal was signed, and as Washington and Tehran agreed to halt their attacks, which had strained the agreement.
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“IRAN HAS REQUESTED A MEETING. IT WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW IN DOHA!” Mr. Trump posted on his Truth Social platform on Monday, without specifying the participants.
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt later told Fox News that U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner “will be flying to Doha for high-level meetings this week”.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei on Monday (June 29, 2026) said a delegation of the country’s own experts would travel to Doha this week, but staunchly denied any sit-down with the U.S. side.
“We have not yet entered the stage of negotiating a final agreement,” he said, noting that “over the coming days, we will not have any negotiation meetings with the U.S. side at any level”.
Published – June 30, 2026 02:58 am IST
