The United States and Iran agree to stop attacks and resume negotiations in Qatar
The pause comes after the last cross-border bombings and mutual accusations of having violated the ceasefire
The United States and Iran have agreed to suspend recent attacks and resume negotiations this week in Qatar, according to the American portal Axios. Although the White House has not yet officially confirmed the agreement, a high-ranking American official has assured that both parties "will refrain for now" from carrying out new military actions. According to these sources, the American and Iranian delegations are scheduled to meet on Tuesday in Doha to resume diplomatic contacts. The objective is to consolidate an still fragile truce and advance in the security of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and in a framework for negotiations on Iran's nuclear program.
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The announcement comes just two days after Washington and Tehran mutually accused each other of having violated the memorandum of understanding signed on June 17, conceived as a way to reduce tension in the Persian Gulf. The agreement had already been seriously questioned following the latest attacks against military targets and vessels in the region, which have fueled the risk of escalation.
Before this initial agreement became known, Donald Trump had warned that the United States could intensify the military offensive if Iran continued with the attacks. The American president even stated that the Islamic Republic "would cease to exist" if Washington was forced to fully resume the war. A threat he has made on previous occasions.
The first attacks after the memorandum occurred following the impact of an Iranian drone against a tanker sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. Since then, both sides have mutually accused each other of having broken the truce, in an exchange of hostilities that has raised the risk of a new military escalation.
The agreement now announced would aim to stabilize the situation in the region and, above all, guarantee the free movement of commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, while reopening the diplomatic channel in a still highly unstable context.
