Pakistan says the United States and Iran are close to "some sort" of deal, and fellow mediator Qatar says talks on managing the Strait of Hormuz are at an advanced stage, despite reports of new attacks on shipping in regional waters. "The signals in the last two three days are that we are close to some sort of an arrangement." Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi met Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi in Tehran on Tuesday, Araqchi's Telegram channel said on Tuesday, without providing further details. Pakistan and Qatar have been the main mediators in the conflict in which thousands have been killed - mainly in Iran and Lebanon - since US and Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Sunday that Iran and the US were not holding direct talks but that messages were being exchanged through intermediaries.