The White House announced that US President Donald Trump’s special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, will travel to Doha on Tuesday for a high-level meeting with Iranian officials. According to White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt, the talks aim to continue discussions on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Iran, alongside planned technical-level meetings. The announcement was also shared earlier by Trump on social media.

However, Iran has denied any plan for such a meeting. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi stated that there is no scheduled meeting with US officials in Qatar this week, though consultations with Qatar are ongoing. Initially focused on Iran’s nuclear program, the discussions have now shifted toward reducing tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.

The two countries remain at odds over control of the strategic waterway. Iran insists that the MoU grants it control over the Strait, while the United States maintains that it should remain open to international navigation and not be under the authority of any single nation.