US President Donald Trump on Monday claimed that Iran has “requested a meeting” and the same will take place in Doha on Tuesday.
“IRAN HAS REQUESTED A MEETING. IT WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW IN DOHA!,” Trump said on Truth Social.
However, senior Iranian negotiator and deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi dismissed Trump’s claim, saying no technical meeting has been scheduled for this week.
“No technical meetings of the working groups have been scheduled for this week,” Gharibabadi said, according to Press TV
“Although consultations with Qatar, including regarding the follow-up to the implementation of the other side’s commitments, are continuing as usual, reports by some media outlets claiming that technical talks of the working groups will be held in Doha are not confirmed,” he added.
He further stated that the first round of technical talks within the framework of the designated working groups will be held once conditions are in place and after agreement is reached on the date and venue.
The US and Iran agreed to resume peace talks and end the recent hostilities that threatened the fragile preliminary agreement signed earlier this month.
The two sides exchanged strikes around the Strait of Hormuz just a week after they signed an MoU that began a 60-day negotiation period toward a permanent deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.