Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi stated that Tehran will use frozen assets in Qatar to purchase needed goods under a memorandum of understanding with the United States. US and Iranian negotiators held separate meetings with Qatari and Pakistani mediators in Doha, with both sides agreeing to continue discussions. President Trump described relations as improving and denuclearization talks as advancing, while a foreign vessel ran aground in the Strait of Hormuz.