The United States and Iran will temporarily halt strikes and allow ships to sail freely as technical negotiations on all aspects of the memorandum of understanding resume, a US official told Reuters.

It comes after US President Donald Trump threatened again to wipe out Iran 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