WASHINGTON/TEHRAN/JERUSALEM – US President Donald Trump said early Monday that Iran had requested a meeting in Doha on Tuesday.

"IRAN HAS REQUESTED A MEETING. IT WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW IN DOHA!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social, without giving details.

The same day, Iran's Foreign Ministry denied the reports that Iranian and American technical teams will meet in the coming days.

Meanwhile, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday that US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner will travel to Qatar for high-level talks with Iran this week.

"On the sidelines of those high-level talks will be the technical talks," she said in an interview with Fox News. 

Experts to visit Qatar this week

On Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said a delegation comprising Iranian experts will visit Qatar this week to pursue the release of Iran's frozen assets.

Baghaei said the concurrent visit by senior US officials to Doha has nothing to do with the Iranian delegation's trip, as Iran will not hold talks at any level with the United States in the coming days, read a statement released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry.

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Baghaei said Iran and the United States have not yet entered the stage of starting negotiations to reach a final agreement, which can begin only after the implementation of key provisions of the recently signed memorandum of understanding, including ending conflict on all fronts, lifting the US naval blockade, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, issuing US waivers for Iran's crude oil exports, and releasing Iranian frozen assets.

Iran's current priority is to ensure the implementation of those provisions, he said, adding, "We are pursuing our demands with seriousness."

$6b frozen funds in Qatar to be released

During a meeting with a senior cleric in the central province of Qom on Monday, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said frozen Iranian assets worth $6 billion currently held in Qatar will be released and returned to the country, according to the official news agency IRNA.

Elaborating on the achievements of a recently signed peace MoU, Pezeshkian put the total amount of the country's frozen assets in Qatar at $12 billion, stressing that necessary follow-ups were being taken to return the remaining funds to the country.

Describing the MoU as "a great victory" for the Iranian people, he noted that sanctions on Iran's petrochemical and oil exports have been lifted within the agreement's framework.

Iran, Oman 'in charge of Hormuz management'

Speaking with Iran's state-run IRIB TV, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi said Iran and Oman have authority over the Strait of Hormuz's management, which will not return to what it was before the US and Israeli conflict against Iran.

Iran's priority is reaching an agreement with Oman on relevant arrangements in the strait, but Iran would advance the issue alone if Oman, for any reason, is not interested, Gharibabadi said.

Oman also believes that it has sovereignty over the strait, that arrangements for administering the strait must not revert to past practices, and that services provided must not be free of charge, he said.

Meanwhile, Gharibabadi wrote on social media platform X that demining the strait is done solely by Iran and not any other country, adding, "We fundamentally do not let any such thing."

The post was a response to French President Emmanuel Macron's remarks earlier in the day saying France had decided to "work jointly" with its partners on mine clearance in the strait.

Israel could be at war with Iran 'as early as tomorrow'

Speaking during a briefing for military and diplomatic reporters on Monday, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that Israel could be at war with Iran as early as "tomorrow", amid growing regional tensions.

Katz said Israel is closely monitoring developments and fully prepared for rapid escalation.

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He warned that any Iranian missile attack would trigger an immediate and forceful Israeli response, calling it a clear red line that has also been communicated to US officials.