US, Iran make progress in indirect talks mediated by Qatar and Pakistan

The United States and Iran have made progress in indirect talks, according to mediators Qatar and Pakistan.

Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari said late on Wednesday that “positive progress” had been made on issues related to the framework agreement reached two weeks ago to end the Iran war.

The talks were held in the Qatari capital, Doha, with mediators holding separate meetings with negotiators from both sides.

In a post on X, Al Ansari said the two sides had “agreed to continue discussions over the coming period, with the next meeting to be scheduled at the earliest possible time following the funeral processions of the former Iranian Supreme Leader.” He was referring to Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an Israeli air strike in late February.

According to Iranian media reports, the funeral ceremonies are due to begin on 4 July in Tehran and the holy city of Qom. Khamenei is expected to be buried on 9 July in his hometown of Mashhad in north-eastern Iran.