U.S.-Iran talks pause for ayatollah's funeral after claims of progress
Negotiations between Iran and the U.S. will pause for a week for the funeral of Iran's slain supreme leader, but Trump, and mediators, say there's been progress.
Updated on: July 2, 2026 / 7:36 AM EDT / CBS News
Cathay Pacific to resume Middle East flights
Hong Kong's flagship airline Cathay Pacific announced Thursday that it will resume flights to the Middle East, after the United States and mediators in talks with Iran said that there had been progress in negotiations.
Following the two sides' indirect discussions in Doha on Wednesday, President Trump, as well as Qatar and Pakistan, signaled that diplomacy was holding, despite exchanges of fire earlier in the week.
Cathay suspended flights to Dubai and Riyadh at the end of February after the war broke out.
The airline has raised fuel surcharges several times as the conflict has driven up oil prices.