Washington. American news website ‘Axios’ has quoted a senior American official as claiming that America and Iran have agreed to stop attacks on each other. The two sides are expected to meet in Doha, the capital of Qatar, on Tuesday, Axios said. Both sides will discuss to resolve their disputes and differences regarding the Strait of Hormuz. Hormuz is an important oil supply route.
According to the report of ‘Axios’, this official said that at present both sides are planning to meet on Tuesday in Qatar’s capital Doha to resolve their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz. Nick Stewart, head of the US technical team, is expected to attend the Doha talks.
“We have decided to stop all military operations,” this officer said. A second US official said both sides would withdraw “for now” and “ships will be able to move freely” as technical talks continued. Both US officials and a third source with knowledge of the matter confirmed the meeting on Tuesday.
The meeting was initially proposed to be held in Switzerland to discuss Iran’s nuclear programme, but after the recent military confrontation its venue was changed to Doha, the capital of Qatar. Now the agenda of the meeting has been limited and focused only on issues related to Hormuz. The White House has not yet made any official comment on the proposed talks.
It is noteworthy that the Strait of Hormuz has emerged as the biggest challenge in implementing the agreement between the two countries. Iran promised to do its best to facilitate the safe passage of commercial ships through Hormuz. In return, America lifted the blockade on Iranian ports. During talks in Switzerland last week, both sides also agreed to set up a hotline.
According to Arab News report, Mehdi Fazeli, a member of the publishing office of Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, told state TV on Sunday that Iran did not participate in the technical talks to be held on Sunday due to the attacks on the country and the non-fulfillment of the terms of the agreement with the US.
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