{"id":70229,"date":"2026-06-29T12:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T04:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/06\/29\/u-s-iran-to-halt-strikes-for-now-to-meet-in-doha-over-hormuz-strait\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T12:28:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T04:28:00","slug":"u-s-iran-to-halt-strikes-for-now-to-meet-in-doha-over-hormuz-strait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/06\/29\/u-s-iran-to-halt-strikes-for-now-to-meet-in-doha-over-hormuz-strait\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S., Iran to halt strikes &#8220;for now&#8221; to meet in Doha over Hormuz Strait"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United States and Iran have agreed to pause mutual attacks &#8220;for now&#8221; and hold talks on Tuesday in Doha, the capital of Qatar, to work out their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. media outlet Axios reported Sunday.<br \/>The two sides will stand down &#8220;for now&#8221; and &#8220;vessels can move freely&#8221; as technical talks are set to continue, a U.S. official was quoted as saying.<br \/>The Tuesday talks were originally set to be held in Switzerland and focused on Iran&#8217;s nuclear program. 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