Syrian media reported an explosion at a café in Damascus on the 2nd, causing multiple casualties; the cause remains unclear.

Pakistan's foreign ministry said on July 2 that, as mediators, Qatar and Pakistan held separate talks in Doha with US and Iranian negotiators on implementing the US-Iran memorandum of understanding and made positive progress on several specific issues. The ministry said the parties agreed to continue negotiations and to set the next round as soon as possible, and that the next meeting is expected to take place shortly after the funeral ceremony for Iran's former supreme leader Khamenei.

Russian Defence Ministry said a strike on Kyiv hit a key military factory.