What Happened
Tehran Signals Willingness To Deescalate Amid Diplomatic Efforts
Iran has announced that it will halt its own attacks as long as the United States maintains its latest pause on air strikes, according to a senior Iranian official. The US had been striking Iran nightly in retaliation for Iranian attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, but the Pentagon abruptly suspended the campaign late on Friday. The pause in strikes has come at a turning point in the war, with both sides testing the boundaries of escalation. This development was first reported by Reuters.