President Joe Biden's top Middle East adviser has held talks in Doha with senior Qatari leaders on the efforts to complete a cease-fire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, as well as on the Qatari prime minister's meeting this week with Iran's president, according to a U.S. official.

White House senior adviser Brett McGurk's talks with Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on Tuesday came after the prime minister's Monday visit to Tehran to meet with Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian.