Iranian and Qatari delegations are expected to meet on Wednesday in Doha to discuss the release of Tehran's assets, estimated at $12 billion, that were frozen by Washington under the Iran-U.S. ceasefire memorandum of understanding, Iran's Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday (30 June).
"What is likely to take place tomorrow in Doha is discussion with the Qatari side concerning implementation of certain provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding, including the provision regarding the release of Iran's frozen assets," Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said.
"Therefore, I emphasise once again that no meeting at any level with the U.S. side has been scheduled over the coming days," he said at a weekly press conference.
Baghaei was responding to a question about remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump that Iranian and U.S. delegations would meet in Doha, alongside reports that Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff were in Qatar.
"We had absolutely no plans to meet with the U.S. side at any level over the coming days," Baghaei stressed.
The Iranian official also strongly rejected remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron about demining the Strait of Hormuz together with Oman and other countries.
"There is no need for others to intervene. Such interventions, even if undertaken with good intentions, will in practice only make the situation more complicated," Baghaei added.
"Iran's commitment with regard to the Strait of Hormuz under the June 18 Memorandum of Understanding is clear. Iran is better aware than any other party of its responsibilities and fully capable of carrying them out."
Asked about legal action following NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's acknowledgement of the participation of alliance member states in the Israeli-U.S. war on Iran, Baghaei said: "This was not an unknown matter."
"It was already clear to us that NATO and several of its member states had actively participated in planning, executing, and supporting the United States' and the Zionist regime's acts of aggression."
"Both the NATO Secretary General and all member states that participated in the decision and contributed in any way to its implementation bear international responsibility for committing an internationally wrongful act," he noted.
Asked about Iran's position on reports quoting International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi regarding inspections of its nuclear sites bombed during the war, Baghaei said Grossi should "act more responsibly on the duties which he failed to carry out".
"Iran's interaction with the IAEA will continue in the same manner that existed over the past several months. As a member of the NPT that has signed the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement, our interactions concerning facilities that have not been damaged will continue unchanged."
Regarding access to the bombed facilities, Baghaei said no inspections would be permitted because the U.N. nuclear watchdog had failed to fulfil its responsibilities.
"The IAEA director general failed to condemn the Zionist regime's military aggression in June, and likewise failed to do so during the recent military aggression."
The spokesman urged Grossi to refrain from issuing politically loaded statements to support electoral ambitions.
"Our recommendation to the director general is that, instead of repeating political statements - which appear to be part of an election campaign - he should decide to act more responsibly regarding the duties entrusted to him that he failed to carry out."
Baghaei was apparently referring to the IAEA chief's reported nomination for the position of U.N. secretary-general after António Guterres steps down in December 2026.
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