What to know about the Iran war today:
- Iran’s Foreign Ministry denied Monday that its negotiators would be meeting with U.S. officials in Qatar on Tuesday after President Trump announced the talks would resume at Tehran’s request. Both sides exchanged strikes over the weekend, testing the fragile ceasefire.
- An Iranian official called the situation in the Strait of Hormuz “sensitive and complex” after France and Oman agreed to collaborate with international partners on demining the vital waterway.
- Iran’s president said Monday that the country is set to receive $6 billion in frozen assets currently held in Qatar, according to Iranian state media. The unfreezing of Iran’s financial assets is one of the conditions in the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding.
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