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Iran Denies Planned Doha Meeting Between Mohsen Rezaei and JD Vance
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Iran denies reports of a planned Doha meeting between Rezaei and Vance. Turkish intelligence chief claimed Vance and Rezaei would meet in Doha.
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Doha talks denied
Iranian security officials denied reports that Mohsen Rezaei and US Vice President JD Vance would meet in Doha, saying Iran’s policy and plans on negotiations have not changed. A senior Iranian security official said no talks with the US would be considered unless Washington takes concrete action within the framework of Iran’s seven conditions.
Tasnim News Agency also rejected the claim, stating that a credible security official in Tehran said “no negotiation with them will be on the agenda” until the American side presents practical action within the framework of the seven conditions. The denials came after multiple media claims circulated that the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and the US vice president would meet in Qatar in the coming days.
Seven conditions and frozen assets
Iran’s denial tied the absence of talks to the requirement that Washington take practical steps within the framework of Iran’s seven conditions. A senior Iranian security official stressed that Tehran has no plans to negotiate with Washington until the United States takes practical steps to meet Iran’s seven conditions.
WANA News Agency also reported that Iran denied claims that it had agreed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the release of $8 billion in frozen Iranian assets. Mehr News Agency likewise said reports of a possible deal involving reopening the Strait of Hormuz and the release of $8 billion in frozen Iranian assets were denied, and it said Iran has made no such agreement or accepted any proposal under this framework.
Mediation push and next steps
Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin said Qatar would host Vance and Mohsen Rezaei in Doha next week, and he warned that failure to reach an agreement could lead to another US attack on Iran. Iran International said Kalin warned that the planned Doha meeting could provide an opportunity to advance negotiations between Washington and Tehran, while Türkiye newspaper reported the schedule.
Iran International described a proposed seven-point agreement in which lifting sanctions against Iran and releasing frozen Iranian assets would be paired with Tehran committing not to develop nuclear weapons, beginning negotiations with the International Atomic Energy Agency, and lifting its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran International also reported that President Masoud Pezeshkian said former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had instructed officials to end the country's prolonged state of uncertainty between war and peace, opening the door to negotiations.