The United States and Iran have agreed to halt tit-for-tat attacks, meet again for talks, and allow shipping to flow safely through the Strait of Hormuz, a US official told RFE/RL, with one media report saying the talks will take place in Qatar.

Trump said US-Iran talks would be held in Doha, but Tehran denied any meeting had been scheduled. The conflicting messages have deepened uncertainty around a fragile ceasefire and wider regional de-escalation efforts.

A fragile truce between Iran and the United States appeared increasingly shaky early on June 28 as both sides accused one another of violating an interim agreement meant to halt months of fighting, amid renewed missile, drone, and air strikes across the Gulf region.

The US and Iran are both sending delegations to Qatar, but Tehran says no direct meeting with Washington is fixed. The contradiction underlines fragile mediation efforts as Strait of Hormuz security remains central to the interim deal.

Iran said there would be “no negotiation meetings at any level with the American side in the coming days”, despite US and Iranian officials both being due in Doha.

Iran said there would be “no negotiation meetings at any level with the American side in the coming days”, despite US and Iranian officials both being due in Doha.

US President Donald Trump said Iran requested the meeting.

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The United States and Iran have agreed to suspend ongoing military strikes and move toward high-level negotiations in Qatar on Tuesday, in what officials describe as an urgent attempt to stabilize the situation around the Strait of Hormuz after days of escalating confrontation. The agreement was reported by US media outlets, citing senior American officials, and follows a weekend of tit-for-tat attacks that put an interim understanding signed on 17 June under severe strain.

Trump announces a meeting with Iran in Qatar, despite Tehran's denial of any talks with the U.S. side.

During negotiations in Switzerland a week ago, the U.S. delegation agreed with Iran to establish a "hotline" between the U.S. military and Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps to coordinate traffic in the strait.