A 500-pound bomb supplied by the United States appears to have been used in the Oct. 18 strike, according to video footage examined by The New York Times.
Iran’s willingness to re-engage on the issue suggests that Qatar-led diplomatic efforts to avert full-blown war between the U.S. and Iran have had some success.
Gen. Mohsen Rezaei, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said this week that Iran would not hold talks on its nuclear program until the U.S. accepts the country’s demands. Privately, however, he has shown more openness to discussing the issue, officials say.
The energy-rich Gulf Arab countries are engaged in a flurry of mediation efforts to avert war between the U.S. and Iran, as many fear that the fighting will be worse this time around.
Iranian officials spoke of some progress in negotiating to reopen the strait even as they prepared for all-out war. A Qatari delegation arrived in Tehran on Monday to meet with the foreign minister to continue talks.
A move to join Saudi Arabia’s agreement with Turkey and Pakistan could entangle more countries in the kingdom’s escalating conflict between the Iran-backed Houthis.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan made a rare joint visit to Tehran amid reports that the U.S. and Israel were drawing up plans to renew their attacks on Iran.
Mohsen Rezaei, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, in July. He will meet with a delegation from countries in the Mecca Pact to discuss conflict in the region, according to an Iranian official.
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