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There has been a lull in hostilities between Washington and Tehran. (AP: Vahid Salemi)
There has been a lull in hostilities between the US and
Iran.
The pause has revived hopes of a return to negotiations
after nearly two weeks of consecutive nightly US bombardments.
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US ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said
Donald Trump had paused attacks in Iran and was "giving talks some
space".
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Iran has passed another night without US air strikes, as
Washington pauses a war nearing its fifth month and reports emerge that
concerns over dwindling munitions were restraining plans for further
escalation.
The lull has revived hopes of a return to negotiations
after nearly two weeks of consecutive nightly US bombardments, although US
media reported the pause could also reflect pressure on stockpiles of Patriot
interceptors and other defensive weapons.
Houthis
claim missile attacks on Saudi Arabia
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels have claimed a missile
attack on Saudia Arabia's cities of Jazan and Yanbu.
Iran would halt attacks as long as the United States
maintained its pause on strikes, a senior Iranian source said, adding that
Tehran remained sceptical of US intentions.
"Iran's position remains 'attack for attack': if
the attacks stop, Iran will also halt its operations. That message has already
been conveyed to the United States," the source told
Reuters a day after Washington halted attacks following 13 successive nights of air strikes.
"There is more scepticism than optimism
about the halt in attacks. The prevailing view is that the pause is
tactical rather than genuine," the source said.
It comes as US ambassador to the United Nations Mike
Waltz said President Donald Trump had paused attacks to allow more room for
diplomacy.
"He's giving talks some space, he's giving it a
little bit of room," Mr Waltz told Fox News on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said
he would be visiting Washington on Monday, on Mr Trump's invitation.
"I will also discuss all pending issues with
President Trump, including the situation in Iran," he said on X.
Fighting over the strategic Strait of Hormuz derailed
diplomatic efforts between Washington and Tehran, but the conflict then
expanded beyond the vital energy corridor to include attacks on US bases,
regional shipping and Gulf allies.
However, US operations against Iran were "on a
hold", CNN reported, quoting an unidentified Pentagon source, even as Mr
Trump threatened a "much higher level" of strikes on Friday.
Plans to escalate the campaign have been shelved in part
because of those shrinking supplies, The New York Times reported, citing two
people briefed on the matter.
Mr Trump also faces the risk of a wider Middle East war,
the estrangement of vulnerable Gulf allies and further shocks to the global
economy, the newspaper said.
US Vice-President JD Vance and top general Dan Caine both
raised concerns about escalation at a White House meeting on Friday, CNN
reported.
General Caine told Mr Trump the military could carry out
the options available to him successfully but warned of the possible
implications, according to the network.
Trump undecided
Mr Trump said on Friday he had not decided whether to
return to an all-out operation.
"We're talking to them right now. I think they're
getting more and more serious," he said.
Mr Trump said Iran faced a choice between a deal and
strikes at a "much higher level".
Donald Trump says he has not decided whether to return to
an all-out operation against Iran. (AP: Rod Lamkey, Jr)
The war that Mr Trump once predicted would last four or
five weeks is now nearing its fifth month, and is weighing on the Republicans'
approval ratings ahead of crucial US midterm elections in November.
The Pentagon had presented Mr Trump with a plan for a
14th night of strikes but he declined to authorise it in favour of a push for
talks, Axios reported.
Fighting spreads
Fighting has spread to a new front.
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they struck Saudi
Aramco sites in Jizan and Yanbu on Saturday, a day after Riyadh bombed Houthi
targets.
A surface-to-air battery operated by Greek personnel in
Saudi Arabia downed two ballistic missiles and a drone over Yanbu, the Greek
air force media office said.
The strikes came after US President Donald Trump vowed
"major military punishment" for Tehran and its Houthi allies in Yemen
over moves to block a second major international shipping route.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had stopped four
ships attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz in 24 hours.
Tehran's effective blockade of the waterway remains the
central flashpoint with Washington.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran could not be
blamed for the escalation and offered to broker talks between the Houthis and
Riyadh, saying "there is no military solution".
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