Trump says Iran meeting to take place in Qatar
US President Donald Trump says the United States and Iran will hold talks in Qatar on Tuesday, despite fresh tensions in the Gulf Trump said on social media that Iran had requested the meeting and that it would take place in Doha, Qatar. Iranian officials, however, said no such meeting had been scheduled.usnews+1 The announcement comes after a weekend of attacks and counterattacks in the Gulf, which have further strained efforts to keep negotiations alive. Washington says the talks are part of ongoing efforts to preserve an increasingly fragile interim deal and prevent the conflict from widening. The dispute over whether the meeting will go ahead highlights the uncertainty surrounding the latest round of diplomacy. It also comes as hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz continue to threaten shipping, oil flows and regional stability
