The United States and Iran on Monday (June 29, 2026) separately announced they will send delegations to Qatar this week, though Tehran insisted it has not agreed to meet with the U.S.
“at any level” after attacks across the Persian Gulf over the weekend challenged negotiations to end the war.
U.S.
President Donald Trump said the Islamic Republic had requested a meeting with U.S. counterparts and that they planned to convene on Tuesday (June 30, 3036) in Doha, Qatar.
West Asia war updates: June 29, 2026But one of Iran’s senior negotiators denied talks had been scheduled.
And the spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Tehran was sending its delegation to Qatar, a key mediator in the negotiations, to discuss terms of the interim deal without involving the U.S.
Hostilities mounted in recent days in the Strait of Hormuz.
After four days of trading strikes, both sides Iran’s President says $6 billion in frozen assets in Qatar to be released as U.S. talks challengedThe U.S. and Iran agreed to an interim deal earlier this month that calls for Tehran to dilute its stockpile of enriched uranium.
It also waives US-backed oil sanctions on the country, calls for free traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and gives each side 60 days to hammer out broader agreements.
