The United States and Iran have agreed to halt hostilities in the Persian Gulf and resume negotiations, a U.S. official said overnight. Technical talks are set to continue in all areas of the memorandum of understanding, and vessels will be permitted to move freely, the official stated. The talks will resume Tuesday in Qatar, according to Axios.
The United States and Iran have agreed to halt attacks in the Persian Gulf and resume negotiations, according to a U.S. official cited by Axios and Israeli media. The official said that vessels will be allowed to move freely and technical talks will continue under the existing memorandum of understanding. Negotiations are set to resume Tuesday in Doha, Qatar, per the report.
The new account — which offers more granular terms about freedom of navigation and the scope of technical talks — follows a rapid sequence of reports overnight. At 23:23 Jerusalem on Sunday, The Zioneer first reported, citing Axios, that the two sides had agreed to stop strikes and meet in the coming week. Minutes later, a senior Trump administration official told Barak Ravid that the sides had agreed to "lower the flames at this stage" and meet Tuesday in Doha. A separate official then confirmed to Ravid the halt of reciprocal fire exchanges. The current development adds further operational detail: the official's statement specifies that the halt covers all areas of the memorandum of understanding framework, and that vessels will be permitted to move unhindered.
The American side has now provided three progressively more detailed accounts — all from one to two U.S. officials — within roughly nine hours. The thread shows a pattern: a single-source Axios report was followed by two on-record confirmations attributed to the Trump administration. No Iranian confirmation has been published. The Zioneer previously reported that a senior U.S. official had confirmed an end to American strikes on Iran (Saturday, 00:52 Jerusalem), and that Iranian sources had separately said strikes had concluded (Wednesday, 01:27 Jerusalem), providing background for the current diplomatic language.
The claim of an agreement and resumed talks remains unconfirmed by the Iranian government. The details — including the scope of the memorandum of understanding and the precise Tuesday timeframe — rest solely on the U.S. official's statement. No timeline for the Doha meeting (morning, afternoon) has been given, and no Iranian delegation has publicly confirmed its participation.
5 developments
- DevelopingWhite House official: US and Iran agree to halt Hormuz fire exchanges, technical talks set for Doha
- StrongFox News reports US strikes on Iran have concluded
- DevelopingReport: US-Iran deal to halt regional hostilities, lift blockade — Israel kept out of loop
- StrongSenior US official reportedly says Israel and Hezbollah to cease fire at 16:00
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