NEW DELHI: The United States and Iran are holding talks in Doha on June 30 to resolve their escalating dispute and ongoing military skirmishes over the Strait of Hormuz. The two nations have reportedly agreed to a mutual freeze on strikes to allow these emergency diplomatic negotiations to proceed.
U.S. President Donald Trump says Iran wanted the talks to work out a mutual understanding over the 14-point memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding the Strait of Hormuz, reopen the crucial commercial shipping corridor, and discuss broader regional security issues.
The diplomatic push follows a recent flare-up involving days of tit-for-tat attacks between the U.S. and Iran in the Gulf. Qatar is serving as the key mediator for these discussions.
The talks were to be held actually on Tuesday in Switzerland on Iran’s nuclear stockpile but both decided to better first resolve the Hormuz issue.
Updates on the status of the negotiations and de-escalation efforts are being actively tracked and reported by international outlets. U.S. officials said technical talks are slated to continue on all areas of MoU. They said Iran agree to halt attacks, resume Qatar talks on June 30 after Gulf flare-up.
