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Iran halts retaliatory attacks after two nights without U.S. strikes

Mountain Time
Local time
1:40 PM in Tehran
Where
Tehran, Iran

Iranian army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia said that since the U.S. had stopped its attacks for two nights and Iran's strategy 'has essentially been retaliatory, we have also halted our retaliatory operations,' warning the conflict would widen if U.S. strikes resumed. CENTCOM said its blockade continues, having redirected 12 vessels, disabled two and boarded two, and U.S. envoy to the U.N. Mike Waltz said Trump was 'giving talks some space.'

Why it matters

The pause coincided with Omani-Iranian talks on managing Hormuz traffic; reports also linked it to strain on U.S. interceptor stocks, which Trump denied.

Sources (8)

Confidence: Stated by a named government, military, or institution. Not independently confirmed. About confidence labels

Correction

  • Corrected the time from 5:28 PM Cairo time, Jul 26, 2026 to 1:40 PM Tehran time, Jul 26, 2026; corrected the headline (it read "US and Iran mark second consecutive day of strike pauses"); revised the summary; revised the context note; corrected the location from Strait of Hormuz / Gulf region to Tehran, Iran; changed the confidence label from reported to official; reclassified it from diplomacy to military-statement; updated the sourcing note; merged a duplicate entry into this one ("Iran says US bases in Gulf states were targeted in retaliation"); added 5 sources: Al Jazeera, CBS News. Why and evidence
Two pale tuning-fork photograms rest above a taut orange cord beside text noting paused strikes and continuing interdiction.
AP and The Washington Post reported a second day of paused strikes while U.S. officials said naval interdiction remained. Illustration, not a photograph or evidence.