&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "Iran says 'expert delegation' heads to Qatar this week, rejects Trump's claim of US talks")
Iran on Monday said an expert delegation will travel to Doha later this week to discuss the implementation of the memorandum of understanding signed with the United States earlier this month. However, Tehran firmly denied that any meeting with US officials was scheduled.
Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said the delegation would focus only on implementing the clauses of the memorandum signed on June 17 between Tehran and Washington.
"An expert delegation from the Islamic Republic of Iran will travel to Doha later this week" to discuss the implementation of clauses of the memorandum, foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said.
He stressed that negotiations on a final agreement had not yet begun.
"We have not yet entered the stage of negotiating a final agreement," he said, noting that "over the coming days, we will not have any negotiation meetings with the US side at any level".
The statement came hours after US President Donald Trump claimed Iran had sought a meeting in Doha on Tuesday.
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"IRAN HAS REQUESTED A MEETING. IT WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW IN DOHA!" Trump posted on his Truth Social platform on Monday, without specifying the participants.
Later, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told Fox News that US envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner "will be flying to Doha for high-level meetings this week".
Iran and Oman discuss the Strait of Hormuz
Meanwhile, Iran's foreign ministry said it held its first meeting with Oman on Monday to discuss the management of the Strait of Hormuz after Tehran and Washington signed their preliminary agreement aimed at ending the Middle East war.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said the Joint Hormuz Committee met during his visit to Muscat.
"During a trip to Muscat, the first meeting of the Joint Hormuz Committee was held," said Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi on X.
"While reviewing the current issues related to the strait, we exchanged views on the future management," he added.
The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway separating Iran and Oman, has remained a major issue in discussions between Tehran and Washington. Iran is considering introducing service fees that did not exist before the war, while the United States opposes such charges, arguing the strait is an international waterway.
Separately, France and Oman said in a joint statement issued after a meeting between French President Emmanuel Macron and Omani Sultan Haitham bin Tariq that they would conduct joint demining operations.
Responding to the announcement, Gharibabadi insisted that only Iran would carry out demining activities under the agreement.
"The situation is sensitive and complex. We strongly advise France not to complicate it further with its provocations," Gharibabadi wrote.
