The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday edition that U.S. and Iranian negotiators met separately on Wednesday with Qatari and Pakistani mediators, with "positive progress made," and they agreed to continue discussions, host Qatar said. An Associated Press dispatch to The Globe says next meeting will be scheduled "at the earliest possible time" after the funeral of Iran's previous supreme leader, the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The funeral is set to start Saturday in Tehran. U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff, a property developer, and Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, were in Qatar for talks seeking a permanent end to the war, along with Iran's top negotiator, Kazem Gharibabadi. Negotiators aim to nail down specifics to pave the way for an agreement, though differences over the Strait of Hormuz and Lebanon loom large. A ship ran aground in the strait while using a route not approved by Iran, state television in Tehran reported Wednesday. The vessel was identified as a foreign container ship, with no other details. Iran also has called for Israel to give up the land it snatched in southern Lebanon. Israel insists it must hold the territory and have a free hand to attack Hezbollah militants.