DOHA, Qatar: Iran-Qatar talks produced conflicting accounts on Wednesday, with U.S. officials citing progress while Tehran said its delegation held no direct meetings with American officials.
U.S. President Donald Trump called the Iran-related meetings in Doha “very good”. U.S. Vice President JD Vance said negotiations with Iran had gone “extremely well” and that Washington wanted to preserve the progress made.
Vance said a U.S. delegation was in Doha to discuss maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi told Mehr News Agency that the Iranian delegation met only Qatari and Pakistani officials.
Gharibabadi said the meetings focused on implementing the provisions of a memorandum of understanding with the United States, including those related to Lebanon’s and Iran’s frozen assets.
The foreign container ship ran aground in the Strait of Hormuz after entering shallow waters outside a route designated by Iranian authorities.
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CMA CGM Chairman and Chief Executive Rodolphe Saade told Les Echos that a return to normal shipping through Hormuz could take several months.
About 20 per cent of global oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz in peacetime.
