A senior White House official says the United States and Iran have agreed to halt reciprocal fire exchanges in the Strait of Hormuz, with technical-level negotiations scheduled for Tuesday in Doha, Qatar. The report, by journalist Amichai Stein (i24NEWS), comes from a single source and has not yet been confirmed by either government.
The new development follows a series of reports earlier Monday indicating that the two countries had reached a preliminary understanding to de-escalate military friction in the vital maritime corridor. As The Zioneer reported at 07:17, Axios first broke the news of a breakthrough to 'lower the flames' following a weekend of direct strikes. That was followed at 08:15 by journalist Barak Ravid's report confirming an agreement to halt reciprocal fire and resume bilateral negotiations, and at 08:59 by a second Axios report specifying another round of talks later this week.
The current report, published at 09:05, adds a new layer: it attributes the agreement to a senior White House official, and sets a concrete date and venue for the next technical discussions — Doha, Tuesday. The source line, while a single official, is on the record through a named journalist (Amichai Stein / i24NEWS), representing a higher grade of attribution than earlier anonymous leaks.
The Strait of Hormuz has been the scene of escalating tit-for-tat exchanges between US forces and the IRGC over the past three weeks, disrupting maritime traffic and drawing in regional mediators including Qatar and Pakistan. No formal confirmation has yet been issued by the White House, the State Department, or the Iranian mission to the UN.
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