Day 122: Trump Announces Doha Meeting, Iran Denies It's Scheduled; Pezeshkian Says $6B of Frozen Assets to Be Returned

Trump announced a meeting set for 'Tuesday in Qatar,' but Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson denied any meeting was scheduled 'at any level,' while confirming discussions on implementing MOU provisions including release of Iran's frozen assets. US envoy Steve Witkoff was reported en route to Doha. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced $6 billion of Iran's $12 billion in frozen assets held in Qatar would be returned to Tehran. Strait of Hormuz traffic remained severely depressed, with just over two dozen commercial vessels transiting in the preceding 24 hours versus a pre-war baseline of 100-140/day.