Iran, Qatar resume maritime trade: media

Maritime trade between Iran and Qatar has resumed after a nearly five-month hiatus, Iranian state media reported on Sunday.

Citing Iran's commercial counselor in Doha, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported that the resumption was achieved by the coordination of the Iranian Embassy and relevant Qatari departments.

The United States and Iran launched joint attacks on Tehran and other Iranian cities on Feb. 28. Iran retaliated with strikes on Israel and other regional countries hosting U.S. assets, including Qatar.

Tehran and Washington signed an interim deal last month, marking the end of hostilities after a four-month conflict, following which they have started negotiations on a final agreement, mediated by countries including Qatar.

Kiev has refused to accept the bodies of Ukrainian servicemen who died in Konstantinovka in Donetsk, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

The ministry on Saturday expressed Russia's readiness to conduct a humanitarian operation in order to hand over the bodies, and proposed that the Ukrainian side stop shelling Konstantinovka from 12:00 to 18:00 on July 6, 2026.

Kiev was given a deadline of noon Sunday to respond through official designated communication channels.

The ministry said more than 20 media editorial boards from different countries and continents expressed their desire to cover the handover, adding that it would organize the work of journalists in Konstantinovka in the event of the consent of the Ukrainian side.

"After reviewing the proposal with its security agencies, the Ukrainian side turned down this initiative," the ministry stated.

Russia claimed on Friday that its armed forces had taken full control of the city of Konstantinovka in the frontline. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine denied the claim, saying the city is still under the control of the Ukrainian side.