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Iran and the United States ​agreed to halt recent hostilities in the Gulf and renew talks regarding their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official said on Sunday, raising ‌hopes of saving an interim peace deal that was under pressure from days of tit-for-tat strikes.

The U.S. military said it struck Iran again, hours after a tanker was hit in the Strait of Hormuz, in the worst escalation since the ​two sides signed an interim peace deal two weeks ago.

Iran said it struck targets linked to U.S. forces on ​Saturday in response to U.S. airstrikes on its southern coast, as each side continued to accuse the other of violating last week’s agreement meant to end ‌the four-month-old war.

The U.S. military attacked Iran on Friday in response to an Iranian drone strike on a ‌cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, with each country accusing the other of violating terms of a ceasefire agreed on last week.

Two U.S. officials told Reuters that Iran had fired on the ship, while Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority, which Tehran established to manage requests for ships to travel through the strait, said ​vessels outside routes it has set will not be guaranteed safe passage.

President Donald Trump faced pointed criticism over the Iran war on Wednesday in a closed-door ​meeting with fellow Republicans, shortly before his administration asked Congress for tens of billions of dollars to pay for the conflict.

The Senate voted 50-48 in favor of the war powers resolution, which passed the House ‌of Representatives early this month, reflecting growing concern even among some of Trump’s Republicans about the unpopular conflict that began on February 28.

Alan Greenspan, hailed as the greatest Federal Reserve chairman when he retired in 2006 but derided for a severe financial crisis that followed barely two years later, died on Monday aged 100, his wife said.

Iran-U.S. peace talks in Switzerland stretched into their second day on Monday, after a tense opening marked ​by Tehran’s announcement it had again closed the Strait of Hormuz and President Donald Trump repeating his threats to resume attacks on Iran.

Vice President JD Vance arrived in Switzerland on Sunday for peace talks with Iran as both nations seek ​a durable end to their war while disagreeing over Iran’s claims that it had closed the vital Strait of Hormuz.