U.S.-Iran talks to resume after exchange of strikes, Trump says

Iran has asked for a meeting that will take place on Tuesday in Qatar, President Trump said Monday in a brief social media post, without giving any specifics.

“IRAN HAS REQUESTED A MEETING,” the president wrote on his Truth Social platform. “IT WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW IN DOHA!” 

Iran and the U.S. traded strikes over the weekend before both sides agreed to pause the fighting.

So far the only direct meeting between the two sides since Mr. Trump and his Iranian counterpart signed the memorandum of understanding was a day of talks that took place just over a week ago in Switzerland.

Iranian and Omani officials have met for the first time to discuss management of the Strait of Hormuz, after appearing to disagree last week on tolls and routes through the vital waterway going forward.

Both countries have claimed sovereignty over the strait. 

“During a trip to Muscat, the first meeting of the Joint Hormuz Committee was held,” said Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi on X, without saying when it happened.

“While reviewing the current issues related to the strait, we exchanged views on the future management,” he added.

The future of the strait, which is a vital route for the world’s supply of oil and gas, has been a major point of contention between the U.S. and Iran.

Iran has said it might impose “services fees” on ships passing through the channel, which the U.S. opposes, saying the strait is an international waterway.

Oman has given mixed messages on its position. Last Tuesday it released a joint statement with Iran saying they were looking into the costs relating to managing the strait, then later said that no “passage fees” were planned and that a “temporary maritime corridor” would be opened in coordination with the UN. 

Iran responded by saying the only authorized route was a corridor close to its coastline.

The U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding says that “Iran will engage in a dialogue with the Sultanate of Oman to define the future administration and maritime services in the Strait of Hormuz, in consultation with other Persian Gulf littoral states, in accordance with applicable international law and the sovereign rights of the coastal states of the Strait of Hormuz.”

The text says the strait is to be toll-free “for 60 days only” after the signing of the deal.

Iran is set to receive $6bn in frozen assets currently being held in Qatar, according to the country’s president.

In remarks reported by Iranian state media, Masoud Pezeshkian said: “Based on the plans made, $6 billion out of the total $12 billion of Iranian resources in Qatar will be released and returned to the country, and necessary follow-ups are being carried out.”

“Efforts are ongoing to recover the remaining funds,” he added.

The U.S. has not confirmed that any frozen assets have been released. 

The unfreezing of Iran’s sanctioned assets is one of the conditions in the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding.

A U.S. official told CBS News talks with Iran were set to continue and both the U.S. and Iran will stand down after trading strikes over the weekend. Vessels will be allowed to move freely in the Strait of Hormuz, the official said.

Reuters news agency reported Monday that Iranian and American technical teams would meet in Doha in the following days, according to a source with knowledge of the talks. But Iran’s deputy foreign minister said Monday that “No technical meetings of the working groups are planned for this week,” according to state TV.

A U.S. official told CBS News on Sunday morning that no drones or missiles launched by Iran at U.S. assets in Bahrain and Kuwait last night reached their targets, with some shot down or intercepted. 

The official said there were no U.S. wounded or impacts on U.S. assets.

Israel renewed its strikes on Lebanon on Sunday, Lebanese state media reported, two days after an agreement was signed by the two countries, which a Hezbollah lawmaker warned would lead to “internal conflict.”

The strikes come a day after one person was killed in an Israeli strike on the south, according to Lebanon’s health ministry, with the Israeli military saying it targeted Hezbollah members near its self-proclaimed “security zone”, which reaches 10 kilometres (6 miles) into Lebanon.

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported several strikes on Sunday.

The Israeli army said a soldier “fell in combat” in southern Lebanon.

In a later statement, Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir approved plans for “continued operations in the security zone, in accordance with the ceasefire agreement”.