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CRISIS. US and Iranian flags are seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026.
'Technical talks are slated to continue on all areas of the MOU. Both sides will stand down for now and vessels can move freely,' says a US official
Iran and the United States agreed to halt recent hostilities in the Gulf and renew talks regarding their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, a US official said on Sunday, June 28, raising hopes of saving an interim peace deal that was under pressure from days of tit-for-tat strikes.
“Technical talks are slated to continue on all areas of the MOU. Both sides will stand down for now and vessels can move freely,” the official said, referring to the 14-point memorandum of understanding that was agreed on June 17 under which the strait would be re-opened for traffic.
