00:00The United States says it has reached an understanding with Iran to pause hostilities
00:05and restart negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of military exchanges
00:11threatened to derail talks aimed at ending the conflict.
00:15U.S. media, citing Trump administration officials, report that both sides
00:19have agreed to halt further military action for now.
00:23The latest tensions flared after the U.S. struck Iranian targets
00:27following reports that a commercial tanker had been hit in the Strait of Hormuz.
00:32Kuwait and Bahrain also reported missile and drone attacks over the weekend.
00:37The recent military action tested an initial agreement
00:40that was meant to pause hostilities during a 60-day negotiation period.
00:46Meanwhile, Iranian President Masoud Pesekian says
00:496 billion U.S. dollars of the country's frozen assets held in Qatar will be released.
00:56In Lebanon, Hezbollah says Israel has continued to breach the ceasefire in the south
01:01and wants it reserves the right to respond.
