A return to diplomacy would follow several days of strikes and counterstrikes since an Iranian projectile hit a Singapore-flagged cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz last week.

It comes after US President Donald Trump threatened again to wipe out the Iranian leadership and Tehran launched missiles and drones at US military sites in Kuwait and Bahrain.

The United States and Iran agreed to stop strikes against each other, a senior US official said, according to a report by Axios on Sunday.The two sides

US and Iran agree to stop strikes, with talks planned in Qatar over the Strait of Hormuz dispute amid efforts to ease Middle East tensions.