The US and Iran held 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.

US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and envoy Steve Witkoff met the prime minister of Qatar, a mediator in the talks alongside Pakistan, to lay groundwork for the negotiations, but would not be attending the discussions themselves, the source with direct knowledge of the talks said.