US and Iran implement mutual pause in airstrikes to allow for ceasefire talks
The United States and Iran have mutually halted military strikes for a second straight day, signaling a potential de-escalation in the ongoing regional conflict. The pause follows nearly two weeks of intensive U.S. bombing of Iranian infrastructure and Iranian retaliatory strikes against regional shipping. U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz stated that President Trump is 'giving talks some space' through Omani mediation, although a U.S. naval blockade against Iran remains in effect in the Strait of Hormuz.