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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump said Monday on social media that Iran had requested a meeting with U.S. counterparts, though one of Iran\u2019s top negotiators said no further talks had been scheduled after attacks across the Persian Gulf over the weekend<\/span> challenged negotiations to end the war.<\/p>\n

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The U.S. president has tried to preserve an increasingly fragile interim deal as hostilities have mounted in recent days in the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world\u2019s oil had been shipped before war began. Monday marked the first time both sides appeared to pause after four days of trading attacks.<\/p>\n

Trump said the meeting with Iran would happen on Tuesday in Doha, Qatar. But Kazem Gharibabadi, a senior negotiator for Iran, denied any talks had been scheduled.<\/p>\n

The U.S. and Iran agreed to a deal<\/span> earlier this month that calls for Tehran to dilute its stockpile of enriched uranium, and waives U.S.-backed sanctions on the country<\/span> while opening the Strait of Hormuz and giving each side 60 days to hammer out broader agreements.<\/p>\n

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Oil prices fell sharply after the signing of the interim deal, but if they were to reverse course in a meaningful way it could undermine Trump\u2019s claims to voters ahead of November elections that inflation was easing.<\/p>\n

Earlier on Monday, Iran\u2019s president said that $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets would be released by Qatar. Masoud Pezeshkian\u2019s<\/span> mention of the funds appeared aimed at selling the Iranian public on the interim deal, particularly as its grip on the strait has been tested.<\/p>\n

Increased tension in waterway vital to world energy supplies<\/h2>\n

During the war that began Feb. 28, Iran\u2019s attacks and threats stopped cargo ships and tankers from moving through the Strait of Hormuz, creating a global energy crisis. <\/p>\n

In recent days, Iran has twice attacked vessels in the strait following efforts to open Oman\u2019s territorial waters to both inbound and outbound traffic from the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n

The attacks drew retaliatory American airstrikes and raised concerns that negotiations to reach a formal end to the war could be disrupted. Iran launched drone and missile attacks targeting Bahrain<\/span> and Kuwait<\/span> on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Iran and Oman held a meeting about the strait Monday in Oman.<\/p>\n

The strait has long been considered an international waterway despite its location in Iran and Oman\u2019s territorial waters. <\/p>\n

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Pezeshkian says $6 billion coming to Iran<\/h2>\n

Pezeshkian offered praise for the interim deal in comments published Monday by the state-run IRNA news agency, calling it \u201ca great victory for the Iranian people.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBased on the plans made, $6 billion out of the total $12 billion of Iranian resources in Qatar will be released and returned to the country, and necessary follow-ups are being carried out,\u201d he said. He did not elaborate. <\/p>\n

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Pezeshkian, a reformist within Iran\u2019s theocracy, is the highest-ranking official within Iran to reference the release of the funds held by Qatar, a key mediator along with Pakistan in the negotiations. So far, U.S. officials say no frozen Iranian assets have been released. Qatar as well as has not acknowledged any such transfer and Iran attacked a tanker filled with Qatari crude oil this weekend during the crossfire in the Persian Gulf. <\/p>\n

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