Trump says U.S. and Iran to meet in Qatar after weekend attacks

Key developments are emerging from the global stage. and Iran to meet in Qatar after weekend attacks Updated June 29, 20268:47 AM ET Originally published June 29, 20267:14 AM ET Aya Batrawy US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) meets with Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa during his visit to the Middle East to discuss the interim deal between the US and Iran with Arab Gulf allies, and to attend a meeting by the Gulf Cooperation Council Member States (GCC), at Al-Sakhir Palace, near Zallaq on June 25, 2026. Eric Lee/ via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eric Lee/ via Getty Images DUBAI - President Trump said talks with Iran would resume Tuesday in Qatar, despite the two sides trading attacks in the Gulf over the weekend. Iran did not confirm whether it will participate in the next round of meetings to advance an interim peace deal.

The latest exchange of strikes began when Iran attacked a cargo ship on Thursday near Oman, just outside the Strait of Hormuz, setting off attacks by the U. in response and counterstrikes by Iran at U. military and naval bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, respectively.

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Despite the attacks, Trump wrote on social media Monday that Iran had requested a meeting, and said it will take place in Doha, Qatar on Tuesday. Sponsor Message Qatar and Pakistan mediated the high-level talks between U. and Iranian officials in Switzerland two weeks ago, which paved the way for more negotiations on the terms of the deal.

Qatar is also where Iran says it has some $12 billion of its money frozen in bank accounts. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in remarks carried by the local Fars News Agency on Monday that $6 billion of that will be released as part of the interim deal signed with the U. , in addition to oil sanctions that were temporarily already lifted by Washington.

A cargo ship is pictured off coast of the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in Sharjah Emirate, along the Gulf of Oman on June 28, 2026. via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption via Getty Images Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, however, was quoted by Iranian media on Monday saying that while consultations continue with mediator Qatar, technical talks with the U. are not yet planned for this week and will be held only "when the conditions are met.

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" He did not elaborate. When asked about the current status of Iran-U. talks, a senior White House official not authorized to brief the press told NPR on Sunday that technical talks to implement the Memorandum of Understanding between the U.

and Iran "are on track for the coming days as planned. " The official did not respond to further questions, but added that "deconfliction channels are up and running after the Lake Lucerne Summit," referring to talks led by Vice President Vance in Switzerland two weeks ago.

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