A senior U.S. official told the American news site Axios on Sunday evening that the United States and Iran have agreed to stop attacking each other and to meet Tuesday in Doha, the capital of Qatar, to resolve disputes related to the Strait of Hormuz.
The talks scheduled for Tuesday were originally supposed to take place Sunday and Monday in Switzerland, but according to the report, they were moved to Doha following the escalation and will now focus on the Strait of Hormuz instead of Iran’s nuclear program. Jack Stewart, who heads the U.S. technical team, is expected to take part in the talks.
Earlier Sunday, Iran announced a “freeze” in talks with the U.S. following the latest escalation, which began after Iran attacked vessels in the Gulf and the U.S. responded with two nights of strikes on targets inside Iran.
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