In a post on Truth Social on Monday, Trump wrote: “IRAN HAS REQUESTED A MEETING. IT WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW IN DOHA!” He did not name the participants.
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt later told Fox News that U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump adviser Jared Kushner “will be flying to Doha for high-level meetings this week.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said a delegation of Iranian experts would travel to Doha this week, but denied any meeting with U.S. officials.
“We have not yet entered the stage of negotiating a final agreement,” Baqaei said. “Over the coming days, we will not have any negotiation meetings with the U.S. side at any level.
The diplomatic back-and-forth comes after Iran and Oman held their first talks under a new Joint Hormuz Committee following a recent U.S.-Iran agreement to halt attacks. Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi announced the meeting on X, saying it took place in Muscat.
The Strait of Hormuz, which borders both countries, carries about a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments. Tensions flared again over the weekend after U.S. Central Command said it struck 10 Iranian military targets over attacks on commercial shipping. Iran responded with strikes on U.S. bases in Kuwait and Bahrain.
Iran has said vessels must use a corridor near its shores and warned that bypassing it would “increase tensions.” Under international law, Iran and Oman cannot block transit or impose tolls in the strait. A memorandum of understanding announced this month says Iran will discuss the strait’s future administration with Oman and other Gulf states “in line” with international law.
Disputes have also emerged over de-mining. France and Oman said they would conduct joint operations, but Gharibabadi insisted only Iran is to handle de-mining under the agreement, warning Paris not to “complicate” matters.
Maritime data showed traffic slowed after a vessel was struck on Saturday. Kpler recorded 29 transits on Saturday and 12 on Sunday, with no ships using a southern Omani corridor. AXSMarine reported 44 vessels had stopped transmitting their positions.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they are tightening control of the strait and will act more firmly against violations. Advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Mohammad Mokhber said on X that as long as Tehran manages the waterway, Washington’s “hegemonic dreams in the region will not be realised
Meanwhile, Lebanese state media reported an Israeli strike in south Lebanon on Monday, in the Hezbollah stronghold, despite a Washington-brokered framework last week aimed at peace. Hezbollah began firing rockets at Israel in March, drawing Israeli airstrikes and a ground incursion. The deal calls for Hezbollah’s disarmament by the Lebanese army, but Israeli officials say troops will remain in the south until that occurs. Hezbollah has rejected the agreement.
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