Trump paused attacks on Iran to make space for talks, US ambassador says

BBC Business Monday 27 July 2026, 08:14 UTC 1 min read

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Neither the US nor Iran have launched attacks in the last two nights, after almost two weeks of tit-for-tat strikes risked derailing talks to permanently end the war.

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