The recent military action tested an initial agreement that was supposed to halt hostilities during 60 days of negotiations.
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Xiaoqian Lin,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
However, on Sunday, Washington and Tehran agreed to pause hostilities, resume commercial vessel traffic through the strategically important waterway and resume technical talks towards a peace deal.
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