The US and Iran have reportedly agreed to halt attacks and hold talks in Qatar’s capital of Doha this week after exchanging fire through the weekend and threatening the fragile 60-day memorandum of understanding.
A senior US official told Axios on Sunday, “We decided to stop all the kinetic activity.” Talks are scheduled for Tuesday to address disagreements over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran struck vessels in the Strait on Friday and Saturday after disagreement over Iran charging “transit fees” to transit the waters.
Initially, Tuesday’s talks were scheduled to be held in Switzerland to discuss Iran’s nuclear program.
Vice President JD Vance participated in the first round of talks in Switzerland last week, where he announced that “good progress” was made with the Iranians and that Iran agreed to allow nuclear inspectors into the country to ensure they are not rebuilding the nuclear program. However, Iran later denied agreeing to this term.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, US Central Command announced on Saturday that additional strikes were launched against “multiple targets in Iran” following a Saturday attack on a commercial vessel. This followed strikes on Friday after Iran hit another ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
“U.S. Navy and Air Force fighter jets conducted strikes tonight on 10 Iranian military targets at multiple locations in and near the Strait of Hormuz for Iran’s drone attack on M/T Kiku,“ CENTCOM said in a Saturday statement, publishing footage of several strikes.
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Iran responded by firing missiles and drones at Bahrain and Kuwait overnight.
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President Trump on Saturday warned, “There may come a point when we are no longer able to be reasonable, and will be forced to militarily complete the job that we very successfully started.
He continued, “If that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist!
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