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U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday that the scheduled meeting in Qatar between the United States and Iran this week "might be important, and maybe it won’t be."
Trump had stated that Iranian officials requested a meeting on Tuesday in Doha, just hours after Tehran denied such information.
The American president wrote on his platform "Truth Social": "Iran requested a meeting. It will take place tomorrow (Tuesday) in Doha."
Shortly thereafter, White House spokesperson Caroline Levitt said that envoys Stephen Wittkof and Jared Kushner "will head to Doha to attend high-level meetings this week."
Iranian President Masoud Bezgchian said, "Understanding is a bilateral matter, and if the American side commits to the memorandum of understanding, we will also uphold our commitments."
The Iranian president added via X platform: Our approach toward "unjust boasting and baseless threats" is relying on rationality and human dignity in decision-making, and "firm and brave defense" when taking any action.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry denied on Monday the American media reports discussing a meeting between Iranian and American technical teams in the coming days in Qatar to discuss implementing the memorandum of understanding aimed at stopping the war, but it later mentioned that a technical delegation would visit Qatar "later this week" to follow up on the implementation of the memorandum of understanding with the United States.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ismail Baghaei said, "Regarding Article Eleven (the release of frozen Iranian assets), implementation of this matter is being pursued. In this context, a specialized delegation from the Islamic Republic of Iran will head to Doha later this week."
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He added, "In the coming days, we will not hold any negotiation meetings with the United States at any level," emphasizing that the goal of the Tehran delegation's visit is to "follow up on the commitments under the memorandum of understanding, including Article Eleven."
Qatar is playing a mediating role in the U.S.-Iran discussions, along with Pakistan.
A high-ranking Iranian source told Reuters on Monday that a meeting will be held in Doha on Tuesday; however, unlike previous technical talks between Tehran and Washington held in Switzerland, the focus will be on managing the Strait of Hormuz and de-escalating tensions.
It should be noted that the United States and Iran signed a fourteen-article memorandum of understanding on June 17, which included "an immediate and permanent cessation of military operations on all fronts."
Under the memorandum, Iran agreed to make "its best efforts" to ensure the safe passage of commercial vessels without charges for 60 days.
However, the ceasefire agreed upon less than two weeks ago has come under pressure in recent days due to renewed attacks from both sides, amid discussions in Arab media, according to the BBC monitoring unit, regarding discrepancies in interpreting the memorandum of understanding, particularly the articles related to navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran urged France to "not complicate matters" in the Strait of Hormuz after a joint statement was issued by French President Emmanuel Macron and Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq regarding demining operations in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi wrote via the X platform: "Macron said he is cooperating with his partners in demining in the Strait of Hormuz," indicating that according to the memorandum of understanding signed between Tehran and Washington, this "is strictly Iran’s responsibility, not any other country, and we will not fundamentally allow any such matter. The situation is sensitive and complex. We advise France not to complicate matters further with its provocations."