Trump says Iran ‘requested’ meeting after Pezeshkian claims $6 billion in assets will be released

Published June 29, 2026 9:37am ET | Updated June 29, 2026 9:46am ET



President Donald Trump on Monday announced the U.S. and Iran will meet for peace talks this week, after a weekend of clashes raised questions about the durability of the 60-day peace agreement framework the two countries reached earlier this month.

Trump said Iran requested a meeting, which he revealed will take place in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday. The development follows claims from Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian earlier Monday that $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets would be released by Qatar in a “great victory for the Iranian people.”

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