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U.S. pauses Iran bombing campaign after 13 consecutive nights
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What we know
After 13 consecutive nights of intensifying U.S. airstrikes on Iran—Washington’s stated aim degrading threats to commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz—the Pentagon suspended the campaign late Friday, with no U.S. attacks reported into Saturday. Advisers had warned Trump about running out of viable targets and depleting air-defense and precision munitions stocks, Reuters and other outlets later reported.
Iran had answered each night with strikes on neighbors hosting U.S. bases, killing four American soldiers over the prior phase. The pause reopened space for Oman, Qatar and Pakistan mediation after a June memorandum of understanding collapsed following mid-July tanker attacks and the restored U.S. naval blockade.
What's confirmed
- 13-night U.S. campaign paused late Friday (Reuters; BBC; Al Jazeera).
- Munitions/target exhaustion cited among pause factors (Reuters; NYT via Al Jazeera).
- Prior phase killed four U.S. soldiers; Iran health ministry reported dozens dead from U.S. strikes (BBC).
What's still developing
- How long the pause lasts and whether a Hormuz interim text appears.