US and Iran halt attacks in tentative opening for renewed talks

• ▪A vessel transits the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off the coast of southern Yemen on July 25, 2026.
• ▪KHALED ZIAD / AFP Iran and the United States held their fire Sunday, July 26, 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 negotiat

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• ▪ Oil slides 5% as Iran reportedly signals halt to attacks if U.S. pause holds — CNBC — Top
• ▪ Oil slips more than 5% after US pauses strikes on Iran - Reuters — Google News
• ▪ Oil slips more than 5% after US pauses strikes on Iran — Investing.com — News
• ▪ After Trump Pauses Bombing, Iran Signals It Will Halts Strikes as Well — The Daily Signal
• ▪ Iran says it will halt strikes as long as US bombing pause holds - Reuters — "site:reuters.com" - Google News
• ▪ Iran to halt attacks if US maintains pause after Trump cancels strikes — Crypto Briefing
• ▪ Iran will halt attacks as long as US maintains pause, Iranian source says after Trump calls off strikes — Straits Times — World
• ▪ Iran will halt attacks as long as US maintains pause, Iranian source says after Trump calls off strikes — Channel NewsAsia
• ▪ Iran says Middle East attacks halted after US holds fire amid reported concerns over dwindling munitions — Dawn
• ▪ Iran to halt attacks as long as US maintains latest pause, Iranian source says — The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com
• ▪ Iran says halts Middle East attacks as US holds fire — Korea Times

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