US Central Command reported no new strikes on Iran as of Saturday morning. The National noted the halt followed 13 consecutive nights of announced attacks on Iranian military targets. The campaign had run without a break since a prior ceasefire collapsed earlier in the month.
Trump framed the pause as tied to progress at the negotiating table rather than a stand-down. According to CNN, he told reporters that the US and Iran remain in talks and that he believes Tehran is “getting more serious,” adding that he met with top advisers and Cabinet officials Friday to weigh further escalation if talks fail. No timeline was given for when strikes might resume.
Fighting continued on fronts beyond Iran itself even as the nightly bombing stopped. Per Britannica, drones targeted a northern Iraqi city hosting US forces, Saudi Arabia struck Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels after the group attacked a Saudi vessel in the Red Sea, and Brent crude climbed past $100 a barrel this week.
