US and Iran pause attacks as diplomatic efforts intensify
The US and Iran have paused military operations for three days as mediators report progress toward a ceasefire deal.
After nearly two weeks of escalating airstrikes, the United States and Iran have paused their attacks and resumed diplomatic negotiations aimed at an interim ceasefire. The pause marks a potential de-escalation following strikes that damaged Iranian infrastructure and prompted Iranian missile attacks on American forces. Mediators report progress in talks, though tensions across the Middle East remain high and oil prices have been volatile due to the ongoing conflict disrupting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Covered byStuff1NewsBusinessDeskNot covered byRNZNZ HeraldNewstalk ZBOtago Daily TimesNewsroomThe Spinoffinterest.co.nz
Coverage across the news outlets we track, as at publication.
What outlets are saying
Stuff
Iran targets American strongholds around the Gulf as US hits more military sites
With fighting flaring again and diplomacy appearing to sputter, both sides made moves suggesting an escalation was possible.
Stuff
Bridges and infrastructure hit as US struck deeper inside Iran
The latest US strikes temporarily disrupted transportation and communications within Iran, and damaged water infrastructure used by thousands of people.
Stuff
Airstrikes have paused and talks are pressing forward. But can the US and Iran take the off-ramp?
The U.S. military has paused its airstrikes on Iran after nearly two weeks of intensifying bombing, while diplomatic efforts have pushed forward to try to avert a return to all-out war.
1News
US' Iran war death toll no longer lists 4 troops killed during new fighting
It is raising questions about properly counting the impact on US service members as Trump escalates strikes on Iran in a bid to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Stuff
US and Iran pause their attacks after days of escalation
CAIRO (AP) — The United States and Iran paused their attacks for a second straight day Sunday, as efforts continued to bring them back to negotiations on an interim ceasefire deal largely undermined by recent exchanges of fire.
1News
Oil prices ease after US and Iran pause their attacks
Oil prices have fallen from recent highs, but ongoing Middle East tensions are keeping markets on edge and raising fears of higher fuel costs.
Stuff
US lowers its official Iran war death toll, omitting four killed in renewed fighting
The Pentagon’s new ‘Overseas Operations’ category says it tallies casualties starting on July 7.
Stuff
Mediators see progress in diplomatic efforts to halt Iran war, 2 regional officials say
The comments came after neither the US nor Iran reported carrying out any attacks for three straight days
1News
Mediators see progress in efforts to halt Iran war
A fragile pause in US-Iran hostilities has sparked fresh hopes for talks, but tensions across the Middle East remain far from over.
BusinessDesk
Pain at the pump amid US-Iran tension, oil prices surging
Fuel prices are creeping up as tensions grow between the US and Iran. On Wednesday, Iran launched missile attacks on American forces in Jordan, according to a US official.
Stuff
Major oil companies scoop eye-watering profits US-Iran fighting balloons energy prices
The conflict, now in its sixth month, halted most shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that previously served as a delivery route for a fifth of the world's oil and natural gas.