Iran says it has stopped retaliatory attacks against US allies in the Middle East after the United States pauses its strikes on Iran for the past two nights. Iran’s army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia says the attacks continued until “two nights ago,” but that US forces have stopped their attacks over the same period. He adds that Iran’s strategy has been essentially retaliatory and that it has therefore halted its retaliatory operations.
Both reports place the move within a broader conflict that began with fighting linked to the Strait of Hormuz and then expanded to include attacks on US bases, regional shipping, and Gulf allies. Diplomacy between Washington and Tehran is described as having been derailed during the escalation.
The US pause comes as the conflict approaches a prolonged stretch of fighting, according to the outlets, and as reporting highlights possible limits on further escalation linked to dwindling munitions and concerns about ammunition stockpiles. The lull also revives discussion of a possible return to negotiations after nearly two weeks of consecutive nightly US bombardments, though US media reports suggest the pause could be driven by logistics as well as diplomacy.
