00:00US sources are saying this morning that Washington and Tehran have agreed to halt military escalation
00:05of recent days, with technical talks repeatedly due to take place in Doha on Tuesday, although
00:11this information is yet to be confirmed by either Iran or Qatar.
00:15The apparent breakthrough follows another extremely tense weekend here in the Middle
00:20East. The flare-up began on Thursday, when a cargo ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz
00:25was struck by an Iranian drone. In the days that followed, the United States carried out
00:30multiple rounds of strikes against Iranian military infrastructure, while Iran launched
00:35drone and missile attacks targeting both Bahrain and Kuwait. The focus now returns to the future
00:41of the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran insisting it should control navigation through the waterway,
00:46while the United States and its allies continue to push for free and safe passage through one
00:52of the world's most strategically important shipping lanes.
00:56This is Toby Gregory reporting for Euronews from Dubai.
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