A senior Trump administration official said Washington and Tehran have agreed to "lower the flames at this stage" after a weekend of clashes in the Strait of Hormuz, and their representatives are expected to meet Tuesday in Doha to discuss the maritime crisis and continue talks. The report, attributed by the official to Barak Ravid, is from a single US source and has not been confirmed by the Iranian government.
After a weekend of exchanges in the Strait of Hormuz, the United States and Iran have reached understandings for a temporary de-escalation, a senior U.S. official told journalist Barak Ravid. The official said both sides agreed to "lower the flames at this stage," and their representatives are expected to meet Tuesday in Doha to discuss the maritime crisis and continue broader talks.
The report follows a series of prior developments in the U.S.–Iran diplomatic track. As The Zioneer reported on Sunday at 23:24 Jerusalem, a senior American official told Ravid that the sides had agreed to halt reciprocal strikes and meet in Doha — a report then unconfirmed by either government. Earlier, on June 12, President Trump said the U.S. and Iran were close to a 60-day ceasefire deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a framework that has since been discussed in multiple rounds of talks in Switzerland and Qatar.
Tuesday's meeting in Doha, if confirmed, would be the first face-to-face session since the latest escalation over the weekend. The Iranian government has not yet commented on the reported understandings. The U.S. official's remarks are the sole source for this development.
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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