Tehran says implementation of the memorandum’s confidence-building measures must begin before formal negotiations with Washington can commence
Iran on Tuesday dismissed US President Donald Trump‘s claim that fresh talks with Washington would take place in Doha, Qatar, saying no meetings with American officials are scheduled in the coming days and that negotiations on a final agreement have not yet begun.
Responding to reports of an upcoming US-Iran meeting, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said the visit by an Iranian delegation to Qatar is unrelated to any discussions with the United States.
“In the coming days, we have no negotiation meetings at any level with the American side,” Baghaei said, according to Iran’s Fars News Agency.
He added:”The fact that US representatives are travelling to Qatar has no connection with the trip of the Iranian delegation, which is being undertaken to follow up on the implementation of the provisions of the memorandum of understanding, including Article 11.”
Iran says final negotiations have not begun
Baghaei also clarified that negotiations on a comprehensive US-Iran agreement have not yet commenced.
“We have not yet entered the negotiation phase for the final agreement,” he said.
Referring to the 14-point Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Baghaei said the agreement itself outlines conditions that must be fulfilled before formal negotiations on a final deal can begin.
“According to Article 13 of the Memorandum of Understanding, the start of negotiations for the final agreement is contingent upon the initiation of the implementation of Articles 1, 4, 5, 10, and 11, and the continuation of their implementation.”
What Article 13 provides
According to the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Article 13 stipulates that negotiations on a final agreement can begin only after both sides have started implementing key confidence-building measures contained in Articles 1, 4, 5, 10 and 11 of the MoU.
Among these, Article 11 requires the United States to facilitate Iran’s access to frozen or restricted financial assets by issuing the necessary licences and authorisations under mutually agreed procedures.
Iran maintains that these preliminary commitments must first be implemented before broader negotiations can formally begin.
White House maintains talks are planned
The clarification from Tehran comes after the White House announced that US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Senior Adviser Jared Kushner would travel to Doha on Tuesday for discussions with Iranian representatives.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News that the meeting followed a request from Tehran and said President Trump wants diplomatic engagement to continue.
“The president wants to see the peace process play out, and Iranians would be best to sign a good deal with the United States of America,” she said.
Earlier, Trump had claimed that Iran requested fresh talks following the recent military escalation over the Strait of Hormuz and announced that negotiations would take place in Doha.
However, Iran has rejected that assertion, insisting that no negotiations with the United States are currently scheduled.
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