The Iranian government again emphasized that it has no plans to hold any talks with the United States in the coming days. The stance contradicts U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that talks between the two countries will be held on the 30th in Doha, Qatar.
According to Iran's state-run IRNA on the 29th (local time), Esmail Baghaei, Spokesperson for Iran's Foreign Ministry, said, "Iran's top priority now is to ensure the implementation of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) provisions," adding, "To that end, we are seriously pursuing our demands."
Spokesperson Baghaei said a delegation of experts will be dispatched to Doha, Qatar, this week to review the implementation of key MOU provisions, including oil sales and the restoration of access to Iran's frozen assets.
Asked whether working-level talks would begin for a final end-of-war agreement, Baghaei said, "We have not yet entered the stage of negotiations for a final agreement." He added, "According to Article 13 of the MOU, negotiations for a final agreement are premised on the commencement and continued implementation of Articles 1, 4, 5, 10 and 11."
He also drew a line under some media reports that a senior U.S. delegation would visit Qatar to coincide with the Iranian experts' delegation's trip to Doha, saying, "We will not hold talks of any level with the U.S. side in the coming days."
Spokesperson Baghaei reiterated, "The U.S. delegation's visit to Qatar has nothing to do with the Iranian delegation's visit," adding, "The purpose of the Iranian delegation's visit is to review the status of implementation of each provision, including Article 11 of the MOU."
Earlier, Iran's Vice Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi also denied U.S. media reports, saying that no working-level talks with the United States are scheduled this week.
By contrast, President Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social that "Iran has requested talks," adding, "Talks will be held on the 30th in Doha, Qatar."