No date set for U.S.-Iran talks to resume after clashes test ceasefire

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Iranian and Omani officials conscionable to sermon Strait of Hormuz management

Iranian and Omani officials person met for the archetypal clip to sermon absorption of the Strait of Hormuz, aft appearing to disagree past week connected tolls and routes done the captious waterway going forward.

Both countries person claimed sovereignty implicit the strait. 

"During a travel to Muscat, the archetypal gathering of the Joint Hormuz Committee was held," said Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi connected X, without saying erstwhile it happened.

"While reviewing the existent issues related to the strait, we exchanged views connected the aboriginal management," helium added.

The aboriginal of the strait, which is simply a captious way for the world's proviso of lipid and gas, has been a large constituent of contention betwixt the U.S. and Iran.

Iran has said it mightiness enforce "services fees" connected ships passing done the channel, which the U.S. opposes, saying the strait is an planetary waterway.

Muscat-Oman-Iran-Diplomatic-Visit Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (2nd L), Iranian parliament talker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (2nd R), and Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi (R) locomotion wrong a gathering successful Muscat, Oman, connected June 22, 2026. Hamed Malekpour/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty

Oman has fixed mixed messages connected its position. Last Tuesday it released a associated connection with Iran saying they were looking into the costs relating to managing the strait, past aboriginal said that nary "passage fees" were planned and that a "temporary maritime corridor" would beryllium opened successful coordination with the UN. 

Iran responded by saying the lone authorized way was a corridor adjacent to its coastline.

The U.S.-Iran memorandum of knowing says that "Iran volition prosecute successful a dialog with the Sultanate of Oman to specify the aboriginal medication and maritime services successful the Strait of Hormuz, successful consultation with different Persian Gulf littoral states, successful accordance with applicable planetary instrumentality and the sovereign rights of the coastal states of the Strait of Hormuz."

The substance says the strait is to beryllium toll-free "for 60 days only" aft the signing of the deal.

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Iran says $6 cardinal successful frozen assets to beryllium released

Iran is acceptable to person $6bn successful frozen assets presently being held successful Qatar, according to the country's president.

In remarks reported by Iranian authorities media, Masoud Pezeshkian said: "Based connected the plans made, $6 cardinal retired of the full $12 cardinal of Iranian resources successful Qatar volition beryllium released and returned to the country, and indispensable follow-ups are being carried out."

"Efforts are ongoing to retrieve the remaining funds," helium added.

The U.S. has not confirmed that immoderate frozen assets person been released. 

The unfreezing of Iran's sanctioned assets is 1 of the conditions successful the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding.

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Talks with Iran acceptable to continue, U.S. authoritative says

A U.S. authoritative told CBS News talks with Iran were acceptable to proceed and some the U.S. and Iran volition basal down aft trading strikes implicit the weekend. Vessels volition beryllium allowed to determination freely successful the Strait of Hormuz, the authoritative said.

Reuters quality bureau reported Monday that Iranian and American method teams would conscionable successful Doha successful the pursuing days, according to a root with cognition of the talks. But Iran's lawman overseas curate said Monday that "No method meetings of the moving groups are planned for this week," according to authorities TV.

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No Iranian missiles deed U.S. assets successful Bahrain and Kuwait, authoritative says

A U.S. authoritative told CBS News connected Sunday greeting that nary drones oregon missiles launched by Iran astatine U.S. assets successful Bahrain and Kuwait past nighttime reached their targets, with immoderate changeable down oregon intercepted. 

The authoritative said determination were nary U.S. wounded oregon impacts connected U.S. assets.

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Israel strikes southbound Lebanon contempt model statement to extremity hostilities

Israel renewed its strikes connected Lebanon connected Sunday, Lebanese authorities media reported, 2 days aft an statement was signed by the 2 countries, which a Hezbollah lawmaker warned would pb to "internal conflict."

The strikes travel a time aft 1 idiosyncratic was killed successful an Israeli onslaught connected the south, according to Lebanon's wellness ministry, with the Israeli subject saying it targeted Hezbollah members adjacent its self-proclaimed "security zone", which reaches 10 kilometres (6 miles) into Lebanon.

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported respective strikes connected Sunday.

The Israeli service said a worker "fell successful combat" successful confederate Lebanon.

In a aboriginal statement, Israeli subject main Eyal Zamir approved plans for "continued operations successful the information zone, successful accordance with the ceasefire agreement".

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