Iran has confirmed it is halting its attacks for as long as the United States maintains its pause in strikes, though a senior Iranian source has told Reuters there is more scepticism than optimism about whether the lull will produce a broader agreement.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry says the deputy foreign ministers of Iran and Oman held talks in Tehran over the past two days about the Strait of Hormuz, which before the war handled a fifth of the world's oil trade.
Washington has publicly opposed any arrangement that would give Tehran control over the waterway.
Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.
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