Oman and Qatar have held talks on strengthening cooperation in trade, industry and investment and explored new partnership prospects in multiple jointly‑focused areas, Oman News Agency reported. Oman has also conducted weeks of talks with Iran on jointly managing shipping through the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Qatar acted as a key intermediary between the US and Iran and helped secure a June memorandum of understanding that briefly paused hostilities; that agreement has since expired.(金十数据)