The US and ​Iran held indirect 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, reported Reuters citing a source with direct knowledge of the talks as well as an Iranian official.

The talks are based on a 14-point interim accord signed last month that was meant to halt the war that began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran in February and reopen the strait, while setting up 60 days of negotiations for a permanent peace deal.

However, the US and Iran have sparred publicly over the ​meaning of the interim pact, leading to tit-for-tat military strikes over the past week and leaving little sign of progress on more complex issues, including on Iran's ​nuclear programme.

Iran is determined to win international recognition of its control over the strait and its ability to levy fees on ships entering ⁠or leaving the Gulf, even if it has to do so by force, according to two senior Iranian sources.

Traffic has partially resumed through the waterway, which handled one-fifth of ​global oil and liquefied natural gas trade before the war.

On Tuesday, Qatar's foreign ministry spokesman told a news conference that the two US envoys - Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's son-in-law ‌Jared Kushner - had arrived in Doha for talks with mediators but not Iranian officials, reported BBC.

Majed Al Ansari told reporters that no high-level meetings or direct talks between the two sides were scheduled in the coming days.

"The talks will be around all regional issues which are of concern, including, of course, the negotiations with Iran, but also including Lebanon and other files in the region," he said.

"So, they are not here for direct negotiations with the Iranians or related meetings."

"To the best of my knowledge, there are no direct meetings scheduled between the two parties in the coming days," he added.

Ansari confirmed that technical talks between lower-ranking officials would continue this week and could later be elevated to a senior level.

"We have a track on the nuclear side. We have a track on the economic and state performance issue. We have a track on security and the regional security," he added.

A senior Trump administration official told CBS News that very positive conversations had been held between Witkoff, Kushner and regional leaders.

The official said good progress was being made in technical talks.

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump, who has said removing Iran's highly enriched uranium is a top priority, told reporters on Wednesday that "the denuclearisation of ​Iran is moving along well", without giving details.

"They've had very good meetings, and we'll see," he said of the talks in Doha, where there was no evidence the nuclear issue had yet been discussed.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqai told a news conference in Tehran that Iranian officials were likely to hold talks with mediators in Doha on Wednesday to discuss implementation of provisions in the MoU, including one concerning the release of Iranian assets frozen under US sanctions.

"No meeting at any level with the American side has been scheduled for the coming days," he added.