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Iran said no technical meetings between Iranian and U.S. working groups are planned for this week. It denied reports that the two sides would meet in the coming days to discuss the implementation of a deal to end the Middle East war and resolve disputes over the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said consultations were continuing through mediator countries on the date and location of future technical talks.
"No technical meetings of the working groups are planned for this week," Gharibabadi said, according to Iranian state TV and the semi-official Tasnim News Agency.
Gharibabadi said talks between Iran and Qatar on the memorandum of understanding were continuing, and that a decision on the date and location of the technical meetings would be reached once the necessary conditions were in place.
Axios reported Sunday, citing an unnamed senior U.S. official, that the U.S. and Iran had agreed to stop attacks against each other and were planning to meet in Qatar on June 30 to resolve disagreements over the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
CNN reported similar comments from a Trump administration official, though the White House has not issued an official statement.
The reports came after both sides traded fire in the Gulf in recent days, testing their fragile ceasefire.
Qatar, alongside Pakistan, has acted as a mediator in talks between Iran and the United States aimed at ending the war in the Middle East.
The most recent discussions between Tehran and Washington took place in Switzerland on June 21, with delegations from all four countries attending.
Qatar, located across the Gulf from Iran, is playing a key role in the financial aspects of the negotiations.
Iran holds assets there that have been frozen because of U.S. sanctions.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Monday that the necessary steps to unfreeze the funds were underway.
"In accordance with established plans, $6 billion out of the total $12 billion held in Qatar will be released and returned to the country," Pezeshkian said, according to the presidency.
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