00:00Iran and the United States have agreed to halt recent hostilities in the Gulf and resume
00:05talks over the Strait of Hormuz, raising hopes an interim peace deal can be salvaged.
00:10That's according to a U.S. official on Sunday.
00:13The official said technical talks would continue on a 14-point memorandum agreed on June 17,
00:19adding both sides would stand down for now and allow vessels to move freely.
00:24Axios reports talks are expected to resume in Qatar on Tuesday,
00:28citing a senior U.S. official.
00:31The move follows days of tit-for-tat strikes after an Iranian projectile hit a cargo vessel in the Strait
00:36on Thursday.
00:38Washington and Tehran then accused each other of breaching the interim ceasefire.
00:43Hostilities continued into the weekend.
00:45Earlier, the U.S. military said it had struck Iran again,
00:49hours after a tanker was hit in the Strait on Saturday.
00:52Iran also launched missiles and drones at U.S. military sites in Kuwait and Bahrain,
00:57after President Donald Trump renewed threats against the Islamic Republic.
01:02A U.S. official said there were no reported American casualties or damage.
01:07Meanwhile, Israel struck Iran-backed Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon,
01:11underscoring wider regional tensions that could complicate the truce.
01:16Oil prices rose on Monday, following the latest exchange of fire,
01:20with Brent crude up around 0.5 percent by early afternoon in Asia.
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