Iran-US war latest: Tehran says it will not restart peace talks until agreement with Trump is upheld
Tehran has said its negotiators will not sit down for peace talks with the US until all the points in the memorandum of understanding (MoU) have been upheld. Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Qatar to meet mediators, but Iran has insisted no direct talks are on the table. “There is no high level meeting between the US and Iran planned,” Qatar said on Tuesday, in another sign that the peace process was stalling. The MoU is made up of 14 points, including the safe reopening of the Strait of Hormuz for 60 days and the US terminating any sanctions against Iran. Speaking on Tuesday, Iran’s top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said any current meetings are being held with the intention of seeing MoU commitments met, and warned safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz has only been agreed for 60 days. Iran and the US had traded attacks in the Gulf in recent days as each accused the other of violating an interim deal signed less than two weeks ago to end their four-month war.In pictures: Iran depart from Tijuana after being eliminated from the World Cup Nicole Wootton-Cane30 June 2026 21:00Iran adds 20 per cent mark up to oil, negotiator says Tehran has added a 20 per cent mark up on its oil sales, the country’s top negotiator has said. It comes as he warned the US that if it “intends to deprive Iran of selling oil, nobody will benefit from oil”. US negotiators are currently in Doha for peace talks, but Tehran has said no discussions are scheduled to take place. Nicole Wootton-Cane30 June 2026 20:34Sovereignty of Strait of Hormuz lies with Iran and Oman, Tehran says Iran’s top negotiator has said the sovereignty of the Strait of Hormuz lies only with Iran and Oman as he warned safe passage in the Strait is only agreed for 60 days. Speaking on Tuesday, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that traffic in the key shipping route is only allowed as Tehran dictates. He added Iran has exported 40 million barrels of oil since the US lifted its Navy blockade in the area. Nicole Wootton-Cane30 June 2026 20:30Iran says it will not enter further negotiations until MoU conditions are met Iran has said it will not enter further negotiations with the US until terms agreed in a memorandum of understanding two weeks ago are fulfilled. The country’s top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Tuesday that any current meetings are being held with the intention of seeing those commitments met. The MoU is made up of 14 points, including the safe reopening of the Strait of Hormuz for 60 days and the US terminating any sanctions against Iran. But the agreement looks to be on thin ice, with both sides trading strikes with each other at the end of last week. Nicole Wootton-Cane30 June 2026 20:17‘Trump wasn’t victorious – it was a major defeat’: protestors inside Iran speak out Amirhossein Miresmaeili hears from unimpressed protestors within Iran who feel betrayed by Donald Trump’s promises of regime change. You can
