Washington: US-Iran talks are set to resume after both sides agreed to halt Gulf attacks and allow vessels to move freely through the Strait of Hormuz, a US official said.
The official said technical teams would continue talks on all areas of a 14-point memorandum signed on June 17. Axios, citing a senior US official, reported that the talks would resume on Tuesday in Doha, Qatar.
The stand-down followed days of strikes and counterstrikes in the Gulf. Earlier, a projectile hit a cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday. The United States and Iran had each accused the other of violating the June 17 interim ceasefire.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it launched missile and drone attacks on US military sites in Kuwait and Bahrain.
However, a US official told Reuters that there were no reported US casualties or major damage to US sites in the Middle East. Kuwait’s army said it intercepted two ballistic missiles. It reported no damage or casualties.
Meanwhile, Bahrain said an Iranian attack damaged a residential building in Muharraq province. It also reported no casualties.
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Qatar said one of its nationals died after suffering shrapnel wounds aboard a vessel linked to military operations in the area.
The June 17 memorandum aimed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for commercial traffic. It also kept talks open on Iran’s nuclear program and regional security issues.
The US and Iran launched their tit-for-tat attacks over the weekend, alleging breaches of the MoU signed on June 17, particularly Article 5 concerning the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
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President Donald Trump had warned on social media that the United States could “militarily complete the job” if Iran did not honour the agreement.
At the same time, Israel said it struck Iran-backed Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon on Sunday. Iran had linked the wider agreement to an end to fighting in Lebanon.
