Morning update
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Conflicting messages emerged over the future of US-Iran diplomacy after President Donald Trump suggested an important meeting could take place in Doha, while Tehran denied any planned negotiations.
Iran says conditions for a final agreement have not yet been met and insists implementation of key provisions of the memorandum of understanding must come first.
Meanwhile, tensions persist over the Strait of Hormuz and the Lebanon framework agreement.
Here are the latest updates:
Trump said a meeting in Doha could prove important and claimed progress was being made on efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
Iran's foreign ministry denied reports of a planned meeting with the United States, saying only an expert delegation would travel to Doha to follow up on frozen asset issues.
Tehran said it has not yet entered negotiations on a final agreement and that implementation of several key memorandum provisions remains a prerequisite.
Iranian officials informed Oman that shipping arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz must change and said conditions would not return to their pre-war status.
Iran rejected French proposals related to demining operations in the Strait of Hormuz, warning against actions it described as provocative.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the country had emerged as an influential regional power despite months of military and economic pressure.
Israeli defence minister Yisrael Katz said there would be no additional withdrawals from southern Lebanon beyond two pilot zones until Hezbollah is disarmed.
The Washington Post reported that the United States is expected to play a direct role in monitoring compliance with the Lebanon-Israel framework agreement.
Centcom commander Admiral Brad Cooper met senior officials in Lebanon and Israel as Washington expanded its regional diplomatic and security engagement.
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz continued despite ongoing tensions, while several governments and maritime authorities monitored developments closely.
People cross a street in Tehran past a billboard depicting Iran’s slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei kissing slain commander Qasem Soleimani near the shrine of Imam Hussein in Karbala, Iraq, 29 June 2026 (AFP)
