Donald Trump Says U.S. and Iran Will Meet in Doha Tuesday After Days of Strikes

President Donald Trump said the U.S. and Iran will meet in Qatar’s capital Doha on Tuesday after days of strikes that tested a ceasefire agreement signed this month.

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Trump wrote on Truth Social, "IRAN HAS REQUESTED A MEETING. IT WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW IN DOHA!" and the BBC reported that the U.S. official told CBS News that vessels would be able to move through the Gulf waterway "freely".

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The BBC said the U.S. and Iran agreed to "stand down" following an exchange of strikes over the past few days, with both nations accusing each other of violating their ceasefire.

The BBC also tied the renewed fighting to the June 17 14-point Memorandum of Understanding, which included an "immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts".

The BBC reported that on Monday Deputy Iranian Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi denied there were plans for technical talks this week, while Trump said the meeting would still proceed in Doha at Iran’s request.

A U.S. official told The Hill that "Technical talks are slated to continue on all areas of the MOU" and that "Both sides will stand down for now and vessels can move freely," after renewed fighting in the past few days.

The Hill reported that on Friday Iran asserted its authority over the Strait of Hormuz, warning that safe passage could only be guaranteed for ships that coordinated with the government.

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The Hill said President Trump accused Iran of hitting a commercial vessel sailing close to the coast of Oman with a one-way attack drone, and it described U.S. Central Command’s Saturday retaliation as more strikes on Iranian targets.

The BBC reported that strikes resumed on Thursday after an Iranian projectile hit a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, and it said the U.S. retaliated over the weekend with strikes on Iran hitting multiple targets in what U.S. Central Command called a direct response to continued aggression against commercial shipping.

The BBC also said that on Saturday Iran responded with strikes on U.S. bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, and that the U.S. said none of these attacks reached their targets and there were no casualties or damage.

The BBC described the Strait of Hormuz as a key waterway for oil and gas shipments and said it was effectively closed by Tehran after the U.S. and Israel launched attacks on Iran at the end of February.

TIME reported that the U.S. and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding on June 17 that began a 60-day negotiation period toward a final deal to reopen the Strait and permanently end the war launched on Feb. 28.

TIME said the talks were originally meant to take place in Switzerland focusing on Iran’s nuclear program, but it reported that the planned Qatar discussions would now focus on the Strait of Hormuz.

TIME also reported that Vice President J.D. Vance said the two parties agreed to establish a direct military-to-military communication channel to coordinate traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, while Axios reported that as of Saturday any such hotline was not yet operational.

The Washington Post said the strikes raised questions about the state of talks to reach a broader peace, and it reported that Trump announced the Doha meeting would happen at Iran’s request.