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The United States and Iran have agreed to halt attacks on each other and will hold talks in Qatar on Tuesday to address the dispute over the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump confirmed the meeting, saying Iran requested it to preserve an interim deal, but Iranian officials deny any talks are scheduled and say no technical discussions are expected in the coming days. The Iranian Embassy in Doha says preparations for talks have not begun, and mediators are setting up de-escalation channels ahead of any potential meeting. (ongoing coverage)
Iran’s foreign minister held high-level talks in Baghdad, urging collective regional security, as Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister prepares to visit China amid renewed US-Iran tensions.
Former officials offered mixed assessments of the US-Iran situation, with ex-Secretary of State John Kerry saying Iran has a 'new sense of power' and a former US admiral stating a ceasefire has not resolved the underlying threat.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary