US and Iran agree to suspend attacks, official says

The US and Iran have agreed to suspend attacks and vessels will be able to transit freely through the Strait of Hormuz, an American official said on Sunday (28).

"Technical talks should continue in all areas of the memorandum of understanding. Both sides will suspend hostile actions for the time being, and vessels will be able to transit freely," the official said.

Tensions in the region
Iran launched missiles and drones against US military installations in Kuwait and Bahrain on Saturday night (28), shortly after US President Donald Trump threatened to annihilate the Iranian leadership if it did not comply with the interim agreement to end the war.

"There may come a time when we will no longer be able to act sensibly and will be forced to complete militarily the task we began with great success," Trump said in a post on the social network Truth Social.

"If this happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist!" he added.

Previously, the US military said it had attacked Iran again, hours after an oil tanker was hit in the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important energy shipping route, which Tehran has kept largely closed for most of the conflict.

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Source: CNN