Iran and the United States have agreed to halt recent hostilities in the Gulf and resume negotiations over their dispute in the Strait of Hormuz, a US official said on Sunday, raising hopes of preserving the interim peace agreement strained by recent military exchanges.
According to the official, technical talks on the 14-point Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will continue, while both sides have agreed to stand down and allow vessels to move freely through the strategic waterway.
Axios, citing a senior US official, reported that negotiations are expected to resume on Tuesday in Qatar.
The renewed diplomatic effort follows several days of tit-for-tat strikes after an Iranian projectile struck a cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday. Both Washington and Tehran had accused each other of violating the interim ceasefire agreed on June 17.