US and Iran pause their attacks after days of escalation
The US paused its almost two-week run of strikes against Iran for a second night as skirmishes between Yemen’s Houthi militants and Saudi Arabia ratcheted up tensions near a global energy chokepoint in the southern Red Sea.
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7 sourcesU.S. pauses attacks on Iran for a second straight day and Tehran does too
U.S. pauses attacks on Iran for a second straight day, and Tehran pauses too
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11 sourcesUS and Iran pause their attacks after days of escalation
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8 articlesIran war live: Tehran halts retaliatory strikes after pause in US attacks
Senior Iranian source says Tehran will halt attacks as long as US holds its fire
Iran will halt attacks as long as US maintains pause, Iranian source says after Trump calls off strikes
After Trump calls off bombing, Iran signals it will halt strikes as long as US does
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3 developments- Jul 25Iran halts strikes as Trump gives space to talks
- Jul 26US and Iran pause attacks amid efforts to resume negotiations on interim ceasefire deal
- Jul 27Only lean-left coverage:Iran war live: Tehran halts retaliatory strikes after pause in US attacks
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