Iran denied that a meeting between Iranian and American officials has been scheduled in Doha, according to Al Jazeera — contradicting President Trump's earlier statement that the talks would take place. The denial marks the latest round of conflicting public signals between the sides over the status of nuclear diplomacy.
Tehran on Tuesday explicitly denied that a meeting between Iranian and American officials has been set in Doha, after President Trump said the talks would take place.
The denial, reported by the Qatari network Al Jazeera, is the latest in a sequence of contradictory public statements from both capitals. Over the past week, Iranian officials have repeatedly rejected the prospect of direct talks. The Associated Press reported Monday that Iranian sources said no meeting was scheduled for that day, contradicting Trump's assertion that a deal was imminent. Later that evening, Iran's Foreign Ministry stated that a delegation in Doha was handling only the implementation of a memorandum of understanding, and that the American delegation's visit to Qatar was unrelated.
Earlier this week, a source told NBC that Iran would take part in Doha talks this week, though the nature of those talks remained unclear. The Trump administration has publicly signaled openness to renewed diplomacy, but mixed signals from Tehran have clouded the outlook. Al Jazeera's report adds another layer of confusion, as it remains unverified by other sources and reflects a single channel's report.
What remains open: whether the US and Iran are genuinely negotiating, and through which channel. No official US statement has responded to the latest Iranian denial.
2 developments
- StrongIran foreign ministry: no US talks in coming days, denies link to American visit to Qatar
- StrongIran will take part in Doha talks this week, source tells NBC
- StrongIran rejects Qatari proposal for trilateral meeting with US
- DevelopingTrump says Iran is wrong to claim no IAEA visits planned, threatens to cancel meetings
Source and signal
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