Washington/ Doha, June 29 -- The United States and Iran have agreed to halt recent military action and resume technical negotiations aimed at preserving a fragile interim agreement over the Strait of Hormuz, a US official said after four days of tit-for-tat strikes.
"Both sides will stand down for now and vessels can move freely," the official said, referring to a 14-point memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on June 17 , reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping and launch a 60-day negotiation process on Iran's nuclear programme and broader regional security issues.
A senior US administration official said technical talks remained "on track" and were scheduled to resume in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, CNN reported.
"Nothing has...