The United States and Iran early on Monday (June 29, 2026) agreed to stop attacking each other, American media reported, citing senior U.S. officials, and plan to meet on Tuesday (June 30) in Qatar to resolve their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz.
The U.S. and Iran have traded strikes in recent days despite a fragile June 17 memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the conflict that began in late February and disrupted shipping through the vital waterway.
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Under that agreement, Tehran committed to allow safe passage of commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz while Washington agreed to lift its blockade of Iranian ports.
“We decided to stop all the kinetic activity,” a senior U.S. official told media outlet Axios on Sunday (June 28), using a military term for strikes. A second American official told Axios both sides will stand down “for now” and that “vessels can move freely” as talks are set to continue.
