The US and Iran agree to halt military strikes and to send negotiators to talks in Qatar, where Nick Stewart is expected to lead the US technical team at the meetings.Tehran skipped earlier technical sessions, arguing that conditions in the memorandum of understanding are unmet, including access to frozen funds, while US officials say technical conversations and deconfliction channels will continue.The interim accord is meant to create a 60‑day window to lower the risk of conflict after attacks on commercial vessels and US strikes on Iranian targets, and President
Donald Trump warns that renewed escalation could prompt destructive military measures.