Hours after US President Donald Trump announced that American and Iranian delegation would meet in Doha on Tuesday, Iran said that no talks with Washington were scheduled in the coming days, exposing a dangerous new rift over the fragile peace agreement.
The conflicting statements exposed fresh uncertainty over the future of US-Iran diplomacy, just days after both sides traded fresh accusations of violating a ceasefire reached under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at ending months of conflict.
Iran's Foreign Ministry said an Iranian technical delegation would travel to Qatar this week, but stressed that the visit had no connection to American officials
expected in Doha.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Tehran had not scheduled any negotiations with Washington in the coming days and remained focused on implementing the terms of the MoU before discussing a broader agreement.
"No talks between Iran and the United States are scheduled in the coming days," Baghaei said in a statement.
He added that the Iranian delegation's visit to Qatar "has no relation to US officials visiting the country."
Baghaei also said negotiations on a final agreement had not yet begun because Iran's immediate priority was implementing key provisions of the memorandum of understanding.