The US and Iran held indirect technical talks in Doha today, as they seek to agree on the flow of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and secure a lasting ceasefire, a source with direct knowledge of the talks and an Iranian official say.
The indirect talks, mediated by Qatar and Pakistan, began on Tuesday night and have continued today, the Iranian official says.
They are structured as sessions between chief negotiators and specialists, the source with knowledge of the talks says, adding that Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and envoy Steve Witkoff met Qatar’s prime minister to lay groundwork for the talks but would not be attending.
The stated priority of the US is to ensure the free flow of traffic through the strait, the source with knowledge of the talks says.
There had been intensive diplomatic activity on Lebanon between parties, including the US, up to Tuesday evening, the source with knowledge of the talks says.
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