00:00The United States and Iran paused hostilities for a third night on Sunday as the warring sides looked to give
00:07peace talks another chance,
00:08after nearly two weeks of consecutive strikes almost quashed a landmark peace deal signed last month.
00:14U.S. officials addressing local media outlets said President Donald Trump is reportedly giving diplomacy a chance,
00:21but warned that military assets are still moving into the region and that Trump is ready to act if no
00:26progress is made.
00:28Hostilities resumed after Washington accused Iran of targeting commercial vessels in the Strategic Strait of Hormuz,
00:35violating a Memorandum of Understanding signed mid-June.
00:39Iran retaliated by targeting U.S. assets in the Gulf states and broader region including Jordan,
00:45and its proxies, namely Yemen's Houthis, moved to block shipping in the Red Sea,
00:50ramping up pressure on reeling world economies in the U.S.
00:53On Sunday, an Iranian army spokesperson confirmed that Tehran also halted its retaliatory campaign amid ongoing diplomatic talks,
01:02but it too warned of severe consequences if the U.S. altered course and restarted the fighting.
01:08Tehran is also in a diplomatic clash with Ukraine following a strike on an Iranian ship bound for Russia just
01:14days ago,
01:15which Kyiv says was transporting military cargo to the Kremlin, used to attack Ukrainian territory.
01:22Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Arakji, said the strike killed a sailor,
01:26as he and other top officials warned that it will not go unanswered.
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