The United States and Iran have agreed to a weeklong de-escalation of activity in the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official confirmed to The Post, a move that eases tensions ahead of the Fourth of July holiday. The agreement, reached Sunday, aims to maintain a quiet environment as U.S. and Iranian technical teams engage in indirect negotiations in Qatar.
Tensions had escalated in the strategically vital waterway after Iran struck a ship sailing near Oman the previous week. The U.S. responded with retaliatory strikes on Iranian missile and drone storage sites along the Strait of Hormuz.
This de-escalation also serves to lower the temperature as the U.S. prepares for the nation's 250th birthday celebrations and Iran conducts funeral ceremonies for its recently deceased Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.