Trump announces US-Iran meeting in Doha for Tuesday as Tehran denies any talks planned
President Donald Trump said Monday that American and Iranian officials will meet in the Qatari capital Doha on Tuesday
WASHINGTON (MNTV) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that American and Iranian officials will meet in the Qatari capital Doha on Tuesday, though Iranian officials repeatedly denied that any negotiations were on the agenda.
Trump announced the development in a post on his Truth Social platform, stating that Iran had requested the meeting. He later addressed reporters at the White House, striking a cautious tone about the potential outcome.
“The meeting in Doha is going to be perhaps important, perhaps not. We’re going to find out,” he said, adding that Washington does not want Iran to acquire nuclear weapons.
However, Tehran pushed back against the claim. Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said earlier Monday that no technical talks with Washington were scheduled for the week, though he noted that communication with mediators was ongoing.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei went further, saying no negotiations at any level were planned in the coming days and that Tehran’s focus remained on implementing an existing memorandum of understanding aimed at ending hostilities.
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt confirmed that envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would travel to Qatar for the discussions, which she described as high-level talks expected to take place alongside ongoing technical-level negotiations.
Speaking to Fox News, Leavitt said the administration was upholding its commitments under the ceasefire but warned that military force remained an option.
“Violence will be met with violence,” she said, adding that any agreement would need to serve American interests.
The planned meeting follows a period of heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran over the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran closed after US and Israeli military strikes in late February.
The two sides had previously reached the Islamabad Memorandum and held subsequent technical discussions in Switzerland aimed at de-escalation.
The conflicting signals from Washington and Tehran over whether a meeting will actually take place highlight the fragile and deeply contentious nature of diplomatic efforts between the two longtime adversaries.
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