Trump says peace talks tomorrow in Doha, Iran says ‘nothing scheduled’

3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jun 29, 2026 07:19 PM IST

President Donald Trump speaks at a Mack Trucks facility in Macungie. (AP Photo)

US President Donald Trump on Monday said that Iran has requested a meeting with American counterparts in Doha tomorrow, though one of Iran’s top negotiators has said that no further talks have been scheduled after attacks were fired by both countries in the Persian Gulf, threatening the fragile ceasefire and truce talks.

In a post on Truth Social on Monday, Trump said Iran has “requested a meeting” and that it is scheduled to take place in the Qatari capital tomorrow without divulging any further details. “Iran has requested a meeting. It will take place tomorrow in Doha!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

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White House confirms diplomatic delegation

Moments later, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News that the meeting scheduled for tomorrow in Qatar will be attended by President Trump’s top envoys Steve Witkoff and ‌Jared Kushner.

“Special Envoy Witkoff and Jared Kushner ​will be flying to Doha for high-level meetings this week, as we ​continue to discuss the memorandum of understanding. On the sidelines of those high-level talks, will be the technical talks,” Leavitt said.

Iranian denial of scheduled discussions

The development comes as a senior Iranian negotiator, Kazem Gharibabadi, earlier denied that any talks have been scheduled between Washington and Tehran’s officials in Doha on Tuesday, AP reported.

.@PressSec: “@SEPeaceMissions and @jaredkushner will be flying to Doha for high-level meetings this week as we continue to discuss the Memorandum of Understanding… as far as we’re concerned, we’re holding up our end of the ceasefire. Violence will be met with violence…there… https://t.co/ROpLMwuKpO pic.twitter.com/fVwV63tj4N

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Core provisions of the initial peace agreement

US and Iran had earlier this month signed an initial agreement to halt the hostilities in West Asia as the 14-point memorandum of understanding (MoU) detailed Tehran to dilute its highly enriched uranium stockpile, and waives US-backed sanctions on the Islamic Republic among others.

The MoU also talked about reopening the Strait of Hormuz and giving 60 days to each side in order to stitch a broader agreement. Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian had said on Monday that country’s $6 billion in foreign assets would be released by Qatar.

Renewed maritime hostilities and ceasefire violations

However, both nations have been involved in renewed fightings in the Persian Gulf with weekend strikes in a tit-for-tat that tested the fragile ceasefire. US and Iran both accused each other of breaching the ceasefire conditions following several days of strikes and counterstrikes.

(with inputs from agencies)

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