00:00U.S. sources are saying this morning that Washington and Tehran have agreed to halt military escalation of recent days,
00:06with technical talks repeatedly due to take place in Doha on Tuesday,
00:11although this information is yet to be confirmed by either Iran or Qatar.
00:15The apparent breakthrough follows another extremely tense weekend here in the Middle East.
00:20The flare-up began on Thursday, when a cargo ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an Iranian
00:27drone.
00:27In the days that followed, the United States carried out multiple rounds of strikes against Iranian military infrastructure,
00:34while Iran launched drone and missile attacks targeting both Bahrain and Kuwait.
00:39The focus now returns to the future of the Strait of Hormuz,
00:43with 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
00:52through one of the world's most strategically important shipping lanes.
00:55This is Toby Gregory reporting for Euronews from Dubai.
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