US and Iranian officials held technical talks in Doha beginning June 30, mediated by Qatar and Pakistan, to address shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and a lasting ceasefire under a June 14-point interim accord. The discussions followed US-Israeli strikes on Iran that began in February and recent tit-for-tat strikes, with traffic partially resuming through the waterway that previously carried one-fifth of global oil and LNG trade. Kushner and Witkoff met Qatar's prime minister prior to the talks but did not attend the technical sessions themselves.