(BBC News) The US wants Iran to publicly state that the Strait of Hormuz is open and to pledge to stop firing on commercial ships as part of negotiations due to be held on Saturday.
US media cited unnamed officials as saying Tehran had privately acknowledged to President Donald Trump’s advisers that the shooting at ships was a mistake, though the Iranians reportedly pinned the blame on a rogue internal group.
Trump has said both sides have agreed to continue talks despite this week’s fighting over the Strait of Hormuz, which the White House saw as a violation of the ceasefire.
In June the US and Iran signed a ceasefire agreement where Iran would, in part, give safe passage to commercial ships.
Tehran said that an “errant” sect of hardliners was trying to undermine negotiations by firing on the commercial ships, senior US officials told CBS News.
