US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran had requested a meeting in Doha on Tuesday, but Tehran immediately denied any direct negotiations with Washington as American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner boarded flights to Qatar for what the White House called high-level talks.

The White House confirmed late on Monday that Witkoff, a real-estate investor and Trump ally, and senior adviser Kushner would travel to Doha this week to take part in discussions, while Iran’s deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi insisted no technical working-group meetings with the United States are scheduled in the Qatari capital. “No negotiations with Washington are planned at any level in the coming days,” Gharibabadi told reporters in Tehran, adding that Iran’s priority remains implementing a recent memorandum of understanding on oil exports and frozen funds.

Trump, writing on Truth Social, said Iran had requested the meeting and that it would take place on Tuesday in Doha. “Iran requested a meeting,” he wrote. “It will be held tomorrow in Doha.” Yet Iranian officials have repeatedly contradicted that account. Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan’ani told reporters on Monday that “no bilateral meeting has been scheduled,” while Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported that a technical delegation would travel to Qatar this week to discuss implementation of the memorandum, not to negotiate with the US.

The confusion comes as tensions remain high in the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has rejected a French proposal for an international demining operation and insisted it alone has authority over the waterway. On Monday, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned France not to “complicate the situation further” after Paris and Muscat floated the idea of a multinational effort to clear mines laid during recent clashes. “The demining of the Strait of Hormuz will be carried out exclusively by Iran,” Gharibabadi said in a post on X.

Oil prices dipped on Monday as investors weighed the possibility of de-escalation, with Brent crude falling more than 1% before paring losses. Traders cited Trump’s announcement of the Doha talks as a factor in the market reaction, even as Iranian denials cast doubt on the meeting’s prospects. Analysts at Goldman Sachs noted that “any credible signal of a potential US-Iran détente could ease supply concerns,” but cautioned that the conflicting statements increase the risk of miscalculation.

In Doha, Qatari officials have not confirmed any bilateral format for the talks, but have said they stand ready to facilitate dialogue. Qatar’s foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told reporters on Monday that Doha remains committed to hosting any discussions that could help stabilise the region. “Qatar’s role is to support dialogue and de-escalation,” he said. “We are prepared to assist where we can.”

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