Iran says talks with US contingent on implementation of key MoU provisions

The spokesman for Iran's negotiating delegation with the United States says the indirect talks with the US to finalize an agreement between the two countries will begin once the key terms of a bilateral 14-point memorandum of understanding signed in mid-June are fully implemented.

Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday that Iran has yet to be satisfied that the terms of the Iran-US MoU have been implemented, as he rejected reports that technical talks with the United States are planned for later this week.

“Iran's current priority is to ensure the implementation of the provisions of the MoU, and we are seriously pursuing our demands in this regard,” said Baghaei.

He said launching any negotiations on a final agreement between Iran and the US “is contingent upon the initiation and continued implementation of paragraphs 1, 4, 5, 10, and 11.”

The diplomat said that Iran is specifically pressing the US to keep its commitments regarding the provisional lifting of sanctions on Iranian oil exports and the release of Iran's blocked funds.

Baghaei said a planned visit by an Iranian delegation to the Qatari capital, Doha, later this week is in line with efforts to have the blocked funds released, adding that the delegation will not hold talks with US negotiators there.

Iran says ‘no technical talks’ with US scheduled for this week in Doha

An Iranian deputy foreign minister says no technical talks with the US have been set in the Qatari capital Doha this week.

“In the coming days, we will have no negotiation meetings at any level with the American side, and the trip by US representatives to Qatar is unrelated to the trip of the Iranian delegation,” he said.

The remarks follow reports from several US media outlets that representatives from both sides had agreed to hold consultations in Doha on Tuesday to resolve their differences, including on the Strait of Hormuz.

US President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social that the two sides would meet Tuesday in Doha.

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