“The time has come to conclude the cease-fire and hostages and detainees release deal,” they said. Could an eventual cease-fire agreement defere an Iranian revenge attack?

The talks will restart on 15 August 2024.

The U.S. has moved additional assets to the Middle East in anticipation, including the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group, which will relieve the USS Theodore Roosevelt. The Pentagon has also moved to the region a squadron of F-22 Raptor fighter jets.

The Hill report