After Iran and the United States traded attacks over the weekend, attention has once again turned to diplomacy, with US President Donald Trump saying that the two sides would hold talks in Doha, Al Jazeera notes.

But Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi has rejected the premise that any technical-level negotiations with the US would be held in Qatar this week, and instead said that consultations would be ongoing with Qatari officials.

Mehdi Fazaeli, a member of the Iranian supreme leader’s office, earlier told state television that talks scheduled with the US for Sunday were cancelled by Iranian negotiators after fundamental disagreements over the Strait of Hormuz and other issues.

The tit-for-tat strikes by the US and Iran, as well as Iran’s signalling that it is in no rush to return to talks, point to the fact that any upcoming discussions between Tehran and Washington will focus on implementing what has already been agreed to — particularly the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

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