US Official 'Iran, US Agree to Halt Attacks and Renew Talks'

Iran and the United States ?agreed to halt recent hostilities in the Gulf and renew talks regarding their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official said on Sunday, raising ?hopes of saving an interim peace deal that was under pressure from days of tit-for-tat strikes. “Technical talks are slated to continue on all areas of the MOU. 

Both sides will stand down for now and vessels can move freely," the official said, referring to the 14-point memorandum of understanding



that was agreed on June 17 under which the strait would be re-opened for traffic.

Axios, which first reported the cessation ?of hostilities, citing a senior U.S. official, said talks would resume Tuesday in Qatar. A return to diplomacy would follow several days of strikes and counterstrikes since ?an Iranian projectile hit a cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, with both the U.S. and Iran accusing the ?other of breaking an interim ceasefire that was agreed to on June 17.