Officials in Qatar say no high-level meetings are scheduled between the United States and Iran, after the Trump administration said it had sent envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to Doha for talks following a weekend of tit-for-tat attacks around the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s Foreign Ministry denied Trump’s claim on Monday that Tehran had requested the meeting, calling it “fake news.” Iran, however, said it was sending a delegation to Doha to follow up on the release of $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets. Iran also rejected a plan by France to demine parts of the Strait of Hormuz, warning Paris against “provocations.”

Meanwhile, President Trump has lashed out against the skyrocketing cost of fuel unleashed by his war against Iran. Trump wrote on Truth Social, “Gasoline Retailers must get their Prices down, IMMEDIATELY,” adding that if they fail to lower prices, “big problems lie ahead.”