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U.S. and Iran pause Hormuz strikes as Trump claims Doha meeting Iran denies
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What we know
The United States and Iran appeared to pause a multi-day exchange of strikes around the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, even as President Donald Trump said Iran had requested a Tuesday meeting in Doha and Iranian officials said no negotiations with the U.S. side were scheduled “at any level.”
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were flying to Qatar for high-level meetings on the June memorandum of understanding. Iran’s Foreign Ministry said its own delegation would discuss frozen-asset release and MoU follow-up with mediators, not American counterparts. A U.S. official told partners both sides were standing down and that commercial vessels should move freely through the strait.
What's confirmed
- Weekend Hormuz tit-for-tat: U.S. strikes after Iranian attacks on shipping; Iran struck toward U.S. bases in Kuwait and Bahrain; pause reported Monday (AP/BBC).
- Trump Truth Social: Iran requested a meeting “tomorrow in Doha”; Leavitt: Witkoff and Kushner flying for high-level MoU talks (AP/Al Jazeera/BBC).
- Iran MFA spokesman Esmail Baghaei: no negotiation meetings with the U.S. at any level in coming days; asset/MoU track with Qatar (AP/CNA).
- Senior Iranian negotiator Kazem Gharibabadi cast doubt on confirmed technical talks this week (AP/BBC).
What's still developing
- Whether indirect mediator sessions proceed despite Tehran’s denial of direct U.S. talks.
- Durability of the Hormuz stand-down and any fee/demining disputes tied to the MoU.
Sources
- AP News — U.S. and Iran pause strikes but disagree over next steps on talks link
- BBC — U.S. says it has agreed to “stand down” after exchange of strikes with Iran link
- Al Jazeera — Trump announces meeting with Iran in Qatar despite military skirmishes link
- CNA — U.S. and Iran peace negotiators head to Doha, meeting uncertain link