After this weekend’s bombings instigated by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, the US and Iran have agreed to stop fighting and meet in Qatar to discuss the Strait of Hormuz.
The back-and-forth attacks between Iran and the U.S. have ended, at least for now. The fighting began because Iran wants to control the Strait and bombed a ship that came through the US-controlled southern end of the Strait.
Axios reports that both nations have agreed to stop attacking each other. The two sides will meet on Tuesday in Qatar’s capital.
“We decided to stop all the kinetic activity,” a senior U.S. official tells Axios.
Under the MOU, Iran committed to making its best efforts to allow the safe passage of commercial vessels through the strait. In return, the U.S. lifted its blockade of Iranian ports.
During negotiations in Switzerland last week, the U.S. delegation — headed by Vice President Vance — agreed with Iran to establish a “hotline” between the U.S. military and the IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps), Iran’s military command, to coordinate traffic in the strait.
As of Saturday, the “hotline” still wasn’t operational even as Iran started claiming, again, that ships need to coordinate passage.
The Tuesday talks were originally set to happen in Switzerland to address Iran’s nuclear program, a source with knowledge of the talks said. The escalation moved them to a different venue and refocused them on the Strait of Hormuz.
The U.S. added Nick Stewart to the negotiation team.
What an insane experience dealing with the worst terror regime in the world.
Iran’s exiled prince Reza Pahlavi has called on the United States not to engage with Tehran, in an apparent protest against President Donald Trump’s diplomatic opening with Iran.https://t.co/Og2tdGSXzx pic.twitter.com/hY6Lb5APoH
— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) June 28, 2026
