{"id":22653,"date":"2026-07-02T09:28:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T09:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/us-iran-enter-technical-talks-to-secure-peace-deal-shipping-restart\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T09:28:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T09:28:27","slug":"us-iran-enter-technical-talks-to-secure-peace-deal-shipping-restart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/us-iran-enter-technical-talks-to-secure-peace-deal-shipping-restart\/","title":{"rendered":"US, Iran enter technical talks to secure peace deal, shipping restart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The US and Iran held indirect technical talks in Doha on Wednesday 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 said.<\/p>\n

The talks are based on a 14-point interim accord signed last month that was meant to halt the war that began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran in February and reopen the strait while setting up 60 days of negotiations for a permanent peace deal.<\/p>\n

However, the US and Iran ​have sparred publicly over the meaning of the interim pact, leading to tit-for-tat military strikes over the past week and leaving little sign of progress ​on more complex issues, including on Iran’s nuclear program.<\/p>\n

Iran is determined to win international recognition of its control over the strait and its ⁠ability to levy fees on ships entering or leaving the Gulf, even if it has to do so by force, according to two senior Iranian sources.<\/p>\n

Traffic has partially resumed ​through the waterway, which handled one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas trade before the war.<\/p>\n

US President Donald Trump, who has said removing Iran’s highly enriched uranium is a ​top priority, told reporters on Wednesday that “the denuclearization of Iran is moving along well,” without giving details.<\/p>\n

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“They’ve had very good meetings, and we’ll see,” he said of the talks in Doha, where there was no evidence the nuclear issue had yet been discussed.<\/p>\n

Focus on Hormuz, frozen assets<\/strong><\/p>\n

The indirect talks, mediated by Qatar and Pakistan, began on Tuesday night and were continuing on Wednesday, the Iranian official ​said.<\/p>\n

They are structured as sessions between chief negotiators and specialists, the source with knowledge of the talks said, 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.<\/p>\n

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi headed a delegation of representatives from Iran’s Foreign Ministry, central bank and ‌Agriculture Ministry, ⁠meeting Qatar’s prime minister and holding talks with mediators.<\/p>\n

Iran has stated publicly that its priorities include agreeing on management of the strait and the release of $6 billion in Iranian frozen assets, and the Iranian official said the current round of discussions would focus on those two issues.<\/p>\n

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The stated priority of the US is to ensure the free flow of traffic through the strait, the source with knowledge of the talks said.<\/p>\n

Iran’s state media said on Wednesday a foreign container ship had run aground in the Strait of Hormuz after ​entering shallow waters outside the shipping route ​designated by Iranian authorities.<\/p>\n

“Hormuz continues to ⁠reopen, but it’s patchy, unpredictable and not fully transparent,” said Vandana Hari, founder of oil market analysis provider Vanda Insights.<\/p>\n

Intensive diplomacy on Lebanon<\/strong><\/p>\n

The war triggered Iranian attacks on Gulf states hosting US military bases and killed thousands of people, mainly in Iran and ​Lebanon, as well as pushing up oil and fuel prices.<\/p>\n

Trump faces domestic pressure to contain the economic fallout from the war ​before midterm elections in ⁠November, as well as criticism from his own party that the interim deal leaves US objectives unmet.<\/p>\n

In Iran, the theocratic leadership survived the war but faces domestic anger over a shattered economy.<\/p>\n

Oil prices fell around 1% on Wednesday, with US West Texas Intermediate crude reaching its lowest since February 27 – a day before the war’s outbreak – at $69.12 a barrel.<\/p>\n

The interim deal between the US and ⁠Iran also ​provides for an end to a parallel conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.<\/p>\n

The US ​has backed a separate track of talks between Israel and Lebanon’s government, which produced a framework security deal that Hezbollah has dismissed and analysts warn could entrench Israel’s occupation of Lebanon’s south.<\/p>\n

There had been intensive diplomatic activity on ​Lebanon between parties, including the US, up to Tuesday evening, the source with knowledge of the talks said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The US and Iran held indirect technical talks in Doha on Wednesday 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 said. The talks are based on a 14-point interim accord signed…<\/p>\n

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