Iran says it will halt strikes if US bombing pause holds

Iran has signaled it will cease its own attacks, provided the United States reciprocates by pausing its bombing campaign. This development comes after a 13-night series of intensifying US airstrikes, which were suspended late Friday.

The senior Iranian official, speaking anonymously to Reuters, stated, "attack for attack: if the attacks stop, Iran will also halt its operations. That message has already been conveyed to the United States."

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attack for attack: if the attacks stop, Iran will also halt its operations. That message has already been conveyed to the United States.

US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz told "Fox News Sunday" that President Trump paused the attacks to allow more room for diplomacy. "He’s giving talks some space, he’s giving it a little bit of room," Waltz said.

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He’s giving talks some space, he’s giving it a little bit of room

US military officials had cautioned that the recent bombings, intended to deter Iranian threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, had largely exhausted pre-selected targets. General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, privately advised Trump that resuming operations could carry risks due to the negative impact on munitions stocks, including interceptors for US air defenses in the Middle East.

However, the senior Iranian source expressed skepticism about the US pause, viewing it as tactical rather than a genuine shift in the US negotiating position. "There is more scepticism than optimism about the halt in attacks. The prevailing view is that the pause is tactical rather than genuine. Iran has accumulated enough bitter experience with what it sees as US deception," the source said.

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There is more scepticism than optimism about the halt in attacks. The prevailing view is that the pause is tactical rather than genuine. Iran has accumulated enough bitter experience with what it sees as US deception