A recap of recent developments
- US President Donald Trump claims Iran has “requested a meeting” following the exchange of strikes last week, and says it will take place in Doha today.
- Iran’s foreign ministry says there are no planned meetings “at any level” with the US in the coming days.
- But it says an Iranian expert delegation will be dispatched to Doha this week to follow up on the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding signed on June 17, including the release of frozen Iranian assets.
- Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian slams the US’s “unreasonable boasting and “unfounded threats” and says Tehran will fulfil its obligations under the MoU if Washington adheres to it.
- Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi has rejected plans by Oman and France to begin demining operations in the Strait of Hormuz, warning Paris against “provocations” in a “sensitive and complex situation”.
- Israeli forces killed at least eight Palestinians in Gaza, including two children, and attack southern Lebanon, hitting the area between the towns of Qantara and Deir Seryan, despite signing an agreement with the Lebanese government to end hostilities.
WATCH: Trump announces Iran talks in Qatar; Tehran denies plans for talks
US President Donald Trump says a meeting between American and Iranian officials will take place in Doha on Tuesday.
Trump said Iran requested the talks in the Qatari capital but did not provide further details.
But Iran has said there’s no such plan.
In the past few days, Iran has fired on ships that were passing through the Strait of Hormuz. And the US launched strikes against Iranian sites in response to those attacks.
All this despite both sides signing the memorandum of understanding (MoU) that brought in a ceasefire.
Iran insists all ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz must coordinate with the Revolutionary Guard. Tehran says the safest routes pass near Iran’s Hormuz and Larak islands, close to the nation’s southern coast.
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Buses damaged in an Israeli airstrike lie outside the Al‑Bass Roman ruins, a UNESCO World Heritage site that was hit by an Israeli airstrike, in Tyre, southern Lebanon [File: Zohra Bensemra/ Reuters]
