Iran’s top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Central Bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati traveled to Doha for talks on a potential US-Iran agreement, Reuters reported on Monday, citing an official briefed on the visit.
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that any deal with Iran would have to be “great and meaningful,” adding that otherwise there would be no agreement.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday that Washington would either reach a good agreement with Iran or deal with the country “another way,” adding that the United States would give diplomacy every chance before considering “alternatives.”
Iran said on Monday that no agreement with the United States was imminent, despite progress toward a framework in talks aimed at ending the war.
Iran executed a protester who took part in a nationwide uprising in January, over accusations of armed action in the central province of Isfahan, the judiciary’s Mizan News reported on Monday.
Iran’s internet blackout entered its 87th consecutive day on Monday, passing 2,064 hours, internet monitor NetBlocks said.
An Iranian delegation headed by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf will return to Tehran on Monday night after completing its diplomatic meetings in Doha, pro-Hezbollah Al Mayadeen reported citing an informed Iranian source.
A draft memorandum of understanding under discussion between Iran and the United States would extend the ceasefire for 60 days, immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz and create a mechanism to dispose of Iran’s highly enriched uranium stockpile, CBS News reported citing two regional officials familiar with the diplomacy.
Under the proposal, which still require Iran’s approval, Iran would reaffirm that it will “never develop nuclear weapons” and agree that its enriched uranium stockpile be disposed of under a mechanism to be agreed by both sides.
The draft also calls for Iran and the United States, along with their allies, to declare an immediate and permanent end to “all military operations on every front,” including Lebanon, and commit not to launch war against each other or threaten or use force.
Questions over Iran’s frozen assets and sanctions against the Islamic Republic would be addressed based on Tehran’s compliance with those commitments, the report said.
A senior US administration official “essentially confirmed” most of the reported points to CBS News on Sunday but did not confirm the provisions on a 60-day ceasefire extension or the declaration ending all military operations on every front, including Lebanon, the network reported.
Iranian media reported that forces of the Islamic Republic downed a “hostile drone” over the waters of the Persian Gulf on Monday, after earlier reports of air defense activity near Qeshm Island.
IRGC-affiliated Fars News says Iran used a new air defense system called "Arash the archer" to shoot down the drone.
The report said the drone was shot down using a system with "stealth capabilities," calling it "a signal from us so that no stealth drone can penetrate the skies of the Persian Gulf again."
Iranian media reported sounds of air defense activity on Qeshm Island on Monday, but said the nature of the sounds remained unclear and no official body had commented on the cause.
US President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran were “proceeding nicely” and warned there would either be a “great deal for all” or a return to conflict “bigger and stronger than ever before.”
In a post on Truth Socialon Monday, Trump said he urged leaders from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Türkiye, Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain to join the Abraham Accords as part of a broader regional settlement tied to a possible agreement with the Islamic Republic.
Trump said several leaders told him they “would be honored” to have Iran join the accords if a deal is reached with Washington, describing such a step as a potential turning point for the Middle East.
32 vessels received permission in the past 24 hours to pass through the Strait of Hormuz after contacting the Revolutionary Guards navy and other maritime authorities, Iran’s state broadcaster said on Monday.
Five supertankers also crossed the strategic waterway with authorization from Iran, particularly the IRGC navy, the report added.
Tasnim news agency confirmed on Monday that Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi have traveled to Qatar.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are in Doha to meet Qatar’s prime minister over a potential US-Iran deal to end the war, Reuters reported on Monday, citing an official briefed on the visit.
Talks in Doha are primarily focused on the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s highly enriched uranium, the official said.
Iran’s central bank governor was part of the Iranian delegation in Doha to discuss the possible release of frozen Iranian funds as part of an eventual final US-Iran agreement, the official added.
Iran’s state media had reported earlier that Abdolnaser Hemmati traveled to Qatar for talks on Iran’s frozen funds.
Iran’s authorities approved returning internet access to its pre-January 2026 status, state media reported on Monday after 87 days of digital blackout and isolation from the global internet.
The reports, citing informed sources, said the decision was made at a meeting of the Supreme Council of Cyberspace chaired by Vice President Mohammadreza Aref.
The reports come as internet access has been cut in Iran since the start of the war with the United States and Israel. Before that, access had also been disrupted around January 8 and 9, during nationwide protests.
Iran’s Central Bank chief Abdolnaser Hemmati traveled to Qatar on Monday after talks with a Qatari delegation in Tehran on Iran’s frozen funds, Iran’s state media reported.
Iran has been pushing in negotiations for the release of its frozen funds abroad, including assets held in Qatar.
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Iran with Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in a phone call.
“Putin confirmed the readiness of the Russian side to use all available opportunities to actively contribute to the stabilization of the situation in the region," the Kremlin said in a statement on Monday.
Rauf Derakhshani-Mehr, a 19-year-old university student killed during January protests in the southern city of Dezful, was buried at night under pressure from security forces after his family located his body in a morgue, according to information obtained by Iran International.
Derakhshani-Mehr, a law student at Islamic Azad University, was shot dead during protests on January 9, a source familiar with the case said.
He was struck by a live bullet in the side and had also suffered metal pellet wounds to the left side of his body before the fatal shooting, the source said.
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that any deal with Iran would have to be “great and meaningful,” adding that otherwise there would be no agreement.
“The deal with Iran will either be a great and meaningful one, or there will be no deal,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
Trump attacked Democrats and some Republicans who criticized the potential agreement, saying they knew nothing about terms.
"I laugh at all of the Dumocrats, RINOS, and Fools who know nothing about the potential deal I am making with Iran, things that haven’t even been negotiated yet," he wrote in a post on Truth Social.
He said any agreement would be “the exact opposite” of the 2015 nuclear deal reached under former US President Barack Obama, which he called a “direct and open path” for Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that Tehran would not yield to pressure or what he called excessive demands in US talks.
“The Islamic Republic will under no circumstances surrender to pressure and excessive demands,” he said.
Iran’s internet blackout entered its 87th consecutive day on Monday, passing 2,064 hours, internet monitor NetBlocks said.
“The measure has eliminated any transparency around executions, adding to the inhumane conditions and daily uncertainty faced by jailed critics, dissidents and tourists,” it added.
An explosion during debris removal at a war-damaged gas refinery in southern Iran injured three workers on Monday, a spokesman for the South Pars Gas Complex said.
The spokesman said refinery emergency and firefighting teams quickly brought the fire under control and extinguished it.
Iran said on Monday that any decision on Iran’s membership or suspension of membership in international treaties, including the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, would follow a clear decision-making mechanism.
Asked about earlier comments by Mohsen Rezaei, a military adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader, on a possible withdrawal from the NPT, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said any decision made through that mechanism would be binding for the foreign ministry.
Chinese President Xi Jinping praised Pakistan’s role in mediating between Iran and the United States during a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Beijing on Monday.
A senior Iranian military commander said on Monday that the country’s military capacity remained intact despite claims that its naval, air and missile capabilities had been destroyed.
The commander of Khatam al-Anbiya joint military command said Iran had shown on the battlefield that its capacities remained in place and that it would continue fighting.
Ali Abdollahi added that Iran’s military equipment was being upgraded to match current conditions.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will not travel to New York for a UN Security Council meeting due to overall circumstances and a US visa-related issue, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday.
