The countries exchanged two rounds of strikes last, putting the fragile ceasefire to the test
The US and Iran have agreed to halt hostilities and continue peace talks in Doha, Qatar on Tuesday, according to several media outlets that cited senior US officials.
The sides exchanged strikes on Friday and Saturday, just 11 days after they signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at providing a path to definitively end the conflict that began in late February with a joint US and Israeli attack on Iran. Over the weekend, the US targeted military sites in southern Iran after blaming Tehran for drone strikes on ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded by firing missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain which host American bases.
“We decided to stop all the kinetic activity,” a US official told Axios on Sunday.
“Technical talks are slated to continue on all areas of the MOU. Both sides will stand down for now and vessels can move freely,” another official told The Hill, referring to the agreement signed by Washington and Tehran. Both officials said the two countries are expected to meet in Doha on Tuesday.
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