US and Iran offer conflicting accounts on planned Doha talks

A mural at Vanak Square in Tehran depicts late figures aligned with the Iranian government carrying the flag-draped casket of Iran’s slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei. PIC/AFP

The US and Iran have offered conflicting narratives about whether the delegations they planned to have in Qatar on Tuesday will hold direct talks, days after an exchange of hostilities threatened the cease-fire deal.

Iranian and American officials have both said they will have delegations in Doha, the Qatari capital, this week. But it was not clear who would meet with whom, or how the discussions would unfold.

President Trump said in a brief social media post on Monday that US and Iranian officials would hold talks in Qatar the next day, at Tehran's request. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner - two of Trump's closest advisers - were to fly to Doha this week for the sessions.

Later, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said that a delegation from the country would be in Doha over the next two days, but he denied that they would meet directly with US officials.

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