### [2026-07-1](/feed/2026/07/1/index.md) ##### Middle Eastern crisis # United States vice president JD Vance says that Iran and the U.S. have held technical talks based on the recent 14-point memorandum of understanding in Doha, Qatar, to discuss the Strait of Hormuz. He also states that the U.S. will not return to military action unless necessary. ### Sources: 1. [Haaretz](https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/iran/2026-07-01/ty-article/u-s-iran-indirect-talks-in-doha-focus-on-iranian-assets-strait-of-hormuz/0000019f-1db1-d74e-afdf-3dfb01360000) 2. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-iran-enter-technical-talks-secure-peace-deal-restart-shipping-2026-07-01/) ### Changes: 1. U.S. Vice President JD Vance says that the U.S. and Iran have held technical talks based on the recent 14-point memorandum of understanding in Doha, Qatar to discuss the Strait of Hormuz. He also states that the U.S. will not return to military action unless necessary. _2026-07-01 19:47:52 (First version)_ 1. United States vice president JD Vance says that Iran and the U.S. have held technical talks based on the recent 14-point memorandum of understanding in Doha, Qatar, to discuss the Strait of Hormuz. He also states that the U.S. will not return to military action unless necessary. _(Current version)_ ### Related: 1. [The Qatari foreign ministry confirms that United States envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have arrived in Doha for technical indirect talks with Iran and talks with mediators regarding negotiations with Iran. However, they also state that no high-level talks have occurred. ](/feed/2026/06/30/the-qatari-foreign-ministry-confirms-that-united-states-envoys-jared-kushner-and-steve-witkoff-have-arrived-in-doha-for.md) _Context: Doha, Iran, Middle Eastern crisis, Qatar, United States_ 2. ["Axios" reports from American officials that Iran and the United States have agreed to halt strikes near the Strait of Hormuz and will hold a Qatar-mediated meeting in Doha on Tuesday. ](/feed/2026/06/28/axios-reports-from-american-officials-that-iran-and-the-united-states-have-agreed-to-halt-strikes-near-the-strait-of-h.md) _Context: Doha, Iran, Middle Eastern crisis, Qatar, Strait of Hormuz, United States_ 3. [The Swiss foreign ministry confirms that the planned talks between Iran and the United States at the Bürgenstock Resort, Switzerland, have been cancelled after U.S. vice president JD Vance cancelled his trip. ](/feed/2026/06/19/the-swiss-foreign-ministry-confirms-that-the-planned-talks-between-iran-and-the-united-states-at-the-burgenstock-resort.md) _Context: Iran, JD Vance, Middle Eastern crisis, United States, United States vice president_ 4. [Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and United States president Donald Trump announce that Iran and the U.S. have reached an agreement to end the war, extend the ceasefire by 60 more days, and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with the deal set to be officially signed in Switzerland on Friday. ](/feed/2026/06/14/pakistani-prime-minister-shehbaz-sharif-and-united-states-president-donald-trump-announce-that-iran-and-the-us-have-re.md) _Context: Iran, Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz, United States_ 5. [United States president Donald Trump orders the navy to open fire on any Iranian vessels placing mines along the Strait of Hormuz, after the military reportedly observed an Iranian mine-laying operation. ](/feed/2026/04/23/united-states-president-donald-trump-orders-the-navy-to-open-fire-on-any-iranian-vessels-placing-mines-along-the-strait.md) _Context: Iran, Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz, United States, military action_ 6. [United States president Donald Trump says that negotiations with Iran will be held in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 20, with a U.S. delegation led by vice president JD Vance and special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. ](/feed/2026/04/19/united-states-president-donald-trump-says-that-negotiations-with-iran-will-be-held-in-islamabad-pakistan-on-april-20.md) _Context: Iran, JD Vance, Middle Eastern crisis, United States, United States vice president_ 7. [The delegations of the Iran and the United States arrive in Islamabad, Pakistan, for ceasefire talks, the highest-level engagement between the two countries since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, with the Iranian delegation led by parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and the U.S. delegation led by vice president JD Vance. ](/feed/2026/04/11/the-delegations-of-the-iran-and-the-united-states-arrive-in-islamabad-pakistan-for-ceasefire-talks-the-highest-level.md) _Context: Iran, JD Vance, Middle Eastern crisis, United States, United States vice president_ 8. [Pakistan proposes a ceasefire plan received by Iran and the United States, reportedly dubbed the Islamabad Accord, which calls for an immediate halt to hostilities, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and a 15–20 day period of negotiations between Iran and the U.S. This comes following reported talks between Pakistani army staff chief Asim Munir, U.S. vice president JD Vance, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi. The Pakistani foreign ministry says that talks between Iran and the U.S. are ongoing. ](/feed/2026/04/6/pakistan-proposes-a-ceasefire-plan-received-by-iran-and-the-united-states-reportedly-dubbed-the-islamabad-accord-which.md) _Context: Iran, JD Vance, Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz, United States, United States vice president_ 9. [United States president Donald Trump calls on the country's allies to help lift the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. ](/feed/2026/03/14/united-states-president-donald-trump-calls-on-the-country-s-allies-to-help-lift-the-iranian-blockade-of-the-strait-of-ho.md) _Context: Iran, Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz, United States_ 10. [United States president Donald Trump says that U.S. forces conducted airstrikes on military targets on Kharg Island, Iran, and warns that the U.S. may also target the island's oil infrastructure if shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted. ](/feed/2026/03/13/united-states-president-donald-trump-says-that-us-forces-conducted-airstrikes-on-military-targets-on-kharg-island-ira.md) _Context: Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz, United States, military action_