Iran Says No Talks Scheduled with U.S. in Next Few Days
JAKARTA - Iranian officials on Monday said there were "no negotiations" scheduled with the United States at any level in the coming days, stressing that their priority remained on the implementation of the memorandum of understanding on ending the war.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman and negotiating team Esmail Baghaei told reporters that Tehran is currently focused on ensuring the implementation of the provisions of the memorandum of understanding and "seriously pursuing" its demands in that regard, according to the IRNA news agency.
Baqaei said the US had issued the necessary licenses under Article 10 of the memorandum of understanding on oil sales and Iran was following the implementation process.
Regarding Article 11 on the release of frozen Iranian assets, he said the implementation process was also underway and that an Iranian expert delegation would travel to Doha this weekend to follow up on the issue.
He added that Iran had not entered the negotiation phase for a final agreement, saying Article 13 of the memorandum of understanding stipulates that talks on the Comprehensive Agreement "can only begin" after the implementation of Articles 1, 4, 5, 10, and 11 and its continued enforcement.
He also denied reports of a possible meeting with senior US representatives in Doha during the Iranian delegation's visit, saying any US visit to Qatar would have nothing to do with Iran's technical mission there.
"There will be no negotiation meeting with the Americans at any level in the coming days," he said, launching Anadolu (30/6).
As previously reported, the US and Iran are scheduled to resume technical talks on Tuesday this week, following the Lake Lucerne Summit on June 21 in Switzerland, following the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the two countries, with Pakistani and Qatari mediators.
It is known that the 14-point Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between Iran and the US came into force on June 18 after being signed electronically by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and US President Donald Trump, following regional tensions triggered by US and Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28.
Based on the memorandum, Article 1 includes a ceasefire and cessation of military operations, Article 4 discusses the Lebanese front and the arrangement of Israel's withdrawal, while Article 5 regulates temporary navigation and security coordination in the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, Articles 10 and 11 discuss Iran's oil exports and access to frozen assets.
Last weekend's tit-for-tat attacks between the US and Iran raised concerns about the fate of the ceasefire and this week's planned talks.
Later, the two countries agreed to stop attacking each other and the technical talks on Tuesday remained on schedule.
However, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said there were no plans for a technical team meeting scheduled this week.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump in a post on the Truth Social social media said Iran asked for a meeting and it would be held on Tuesday in Qatar.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt later told Fox News that President Donald Trump's special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, would attend the talks in Doha.