Iran halts strikes as Trump gives space to talks
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Iran and the United States have temporarily halted missile strikes in the Gulf region amid ongoing negotiations and diplomatic efforts facilitated by Donald Trump’s UN envoy. This ceasefire offers relief to Gulf shipping and oil industries amidst tensions.
Iran and the United States held their fire on Monday, 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”. Tehran 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 negotiations “a little bit of room”. Fighting over the...