A U.S. official said Washington and Tehran agreed to halt attacks and continue technical talks covering all areas of a 14-point memorandum of understanding reached on June 17, after several days of U.S.-Iran strikes following an incident in the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran had not publicly confirmed the pause, and there was no Iranian official confirmation that a final decision had been made. The arrangement was presented as an effort to preserve the June 17 understanding, which included maintaining commercial navigation through the strait, while implementation remained tied to security conditions and political compliance.
Maritime advisories issued after the June 17 accord said the Strait of Hormuz was open but still carried residual risks, including mines, and recommended routing traffic through a southern corridor along Omani territorial waters rather than the usual traffic separation scheme.