U.S. pauses air strikes as Iran talks show signs of progress
But it remains to be seen whether the U.S. and Iran are at an inflection point in a mercurial conflict that will reach the five-month point Tuesday. Israel, which launched the war alongside the U.S. on Feb. 28, has been notably absent from the renewed American attacks over Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping corridor through which 20 per cent of the world’s oil normally flows.
- ▪But it remains to be seen whether the U.S. and Iran are at an inflection point in a mercurial conflict that will reach the five-month point Tuesday.
- ▪Israel, which launched the war alongside the U.S. on Feb.
- ▪28, has been notably absent from the renewed American attacks over Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping corridor through which 20 per cent of the world’s oil normally flows.
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Open this photo in gallery:A vessel transits the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off the coast of southern Yemen on July 25.KHALED ZIAD/AFP/Getty ImagesShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountThe U.S. military has paused its air strikes on Iran after nearly two weeks of intensifying bombing, while diplomatic efforts have pushed forward to try to avert a return to all-out war. But it remains to be seen whether the U.S. and Iran are at an inflection point in a mercurial conflict that will reach the five-month point Tuesday. U.S.
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