West Asia War LIVE: Iran halts strikes as Trump gives space to talks

Published 27 July 2026 · world

Iran and the United States held their fire on Sunday (June 25, 2026), handing Gulf shipping and the oil industry a respite from missile strikes

Iran and the United States held their fire on Sunday (June 25, 2026), handing Gulf shipping and the oil industry a respite from missile strikes as Donald Trump’s UN envoy said the president was “giving talks some space”. Iran said it had halted retaliatory attacks against Washington’s allies in the Middle East, and US ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz told Fox News Sunday that, while forces remained “locked and loaded”, Trump would give negotiations “a little bit of room”.

Also read | Iran halts ‘retaliatory strikes’ after lull in U.S. attacks Prior to Friday (July 24, 2026), the U.S. military had carried out strikes on Iran for 13 consecutive nights, in the largest rekindling of the almost five-month-old war since an April ceasefire.

Friday and Saturday nights passed without bombing. Also read | Iran says progress in Oman talks on Hormuz Strait management “These attacks continued until two

nights ago, but over the past two nights the Americans have stopped their attacks,” said Iran’s army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia.

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