US and Iran Agree to Halt Attacks, Plan Hormuz Dispute Talks in Qatar

According to a report citing a senior, unnamed U.S. official, the United States and Iran have reached an agreement to cease reciprocal attacks and plan to meet in Qatar on June 30 to resolve their disputes concerning the Strait of Hormuz.

Another U.S. official confirmed that both nations would "for now" halt their attacks, enabling ships to navigate freely. This de-escalation is intended to allow technical discussions, which began last week in Switzerland, to continue. A source familiar with the negotiations indicated that the June 30 meeting was initially planned for Switzerland to discuss technical aspects of Iran's nuclear program. However, escalating tensions prompted a relocation of the talks and a shift in focus to the situation in the Strait of Hormuz.

Contradicting these reports, Mehdi Fezaili, a member of the office for preserving and disseminating the works of Iran's Supreme Leader, stated on state television that Iran would not participate in the technical meeting scheduled for that day with the U.S. Fezaili cited ongoing U.S. attacks against Iran and the lack of concrete steps to release frozen Iranian assets as reasons for Iran's withdrawal.

This development follows a prior understanding reached between Iran and the U.S. on June 14, which led to high-level talks in Switzerland on June 21. Subsequent technical discussions were planned to continue, with an announcement on June 23 indicating further technical meetings the following week, though a specific date was not provided. The report comes after two days of mutual confrontations between Iran and the U.S. around the Strait of Hormuz.

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