Indirect technical talks between the United States and Iran in place in Doha, Qatar, focused on the Strait of Hormuz yielded progress, a Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson said July 1. That same day, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said that Iran will establish a U.S.-Iran communication channel to report ceasefire violations, but even so, there was little indication of breakthroughs on disputes over administering the Strait of Hormuz or any confirmation that $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds would be released.