Iran and the United States held their fire for a third consecutive day on Monday, though American ally Saudi Arabia said it had intercepted a drone attack launched by Tehran-backed groups in Iraq.
Fighting between the longtime foes has paused since early Saturday after 13 nights of renewed US strikes on the Islamic republic sparked by a breakdown in diplomacy over Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
![Khor Mor gas production to resume amid assurances from Erbil, Baghdad: Dana Gas "Following updated assessments of the situation and clear assurances received from the highest levels of the KRG [Kurdistan Regional Government] and Iraqi governments, the production level at Khor Mor will be carefully and gradually increased, to support the local electricity needs of citizens in the Kurdistan Region and other parts of Iraq," the UAE-based company said in a brief statement.](https://assets.thenewregion.com/posts/hd/1921518363.webp)