ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – The United States and Iran have agreed to halt their exchange of attacks in and around the Strait of Hormuz, a US official said late Sunday, with talks set for Tuesday in Doha amid a fragile ceasefire. 

Washington and Tehran have exchanged retaliatory strikes since Thursday after the US accused Iran of attacking a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important energy shipping route, largely closed by Iran for much of the conflict, which began in late February.

“We decided to stop all the kinetic activity,” a senior US official told Axios, adding that both Washington and Tehran will “stand down.” 

Both sides are set to hold new talks in Doha on Tuesday, according to the official, who noted that “vessels can move freely” in the Strait of Hormuz. 

On Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned against any arrangements for the Strait of Hormuz outside those implemented by Tehran, saying they would "increase tensions" and delay the reopening of the strategic waterway. 

"I call on all parties not to interfere in the management of the Strait of Hormuz," Araghchi stressed.

in June 17, the US and Iran remotely signed an agreement aimed at ending the conflict between the two countries and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

On Friday contradictory comments from Iranian state media reported that Tehran and Washington have established a communication line aimed at preventing incidents in the Strait of Hormuz from triggering military escalation following talks in Switzerland, with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) later dismissing the claim as an “outright lie.”