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Oman said it mediated a ceasefire deal between Yemen's Houthis and the U.S., Reuters reports.
Neither side will target the other, including U.S. vessels in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait, Oman said in its statement, according to Reuters.
The statement made no mention of the Houthi attacks on Israel.
Earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. will stop bombing the Houthis, saying the group had agreed to stop interrupting important shipping lanes in the Middle East.
The U.S. intensified strikes on Yemen's Houthis this year, to stop attacks on Red Sea shipping.
"They said please don't bomb us any more and we're not going to attack your ships," Trump said of the Houthis during an Oval Office meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. "And I will accept their word, and we are going to stop the bombing of the Houthis effective immediately."
Qatar and Kuwait welcomed the ceasefire deal in separate statements on Tuesday, expressing hopes for the step to secure freedom of navigation.