This live blog is closedIran’s Foreign Ministry on Monday (July 27, 2026) said it was not currently involved in negotiations with the United States, despite a halt in recent fighting between the two sides.
Iran and the United States held their fire on Sunday (July 26, 2026), handing Gulf shipping and the oil industry a respite from missile strikes as Donald Trump’s UN envoy said the president was “giving talks some space”.
Also read | Iran halts ‘retaliatory strikes’ after lull in U.S. attacksIran said it had halted retaliatory attacks against Washington’s allies in the Middle East, and US ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz told Fox News Sunday that, while forces remained “locked and loaded”, Trump would give negotiations “a little bit of room”.
Also read | Iran says progress in Oman talks on Hormuz Strait managementPrior to Friday (July 24, 2026), the U.S. military had carried out strikes on Iran for 13 consecutive nights, in the largest rekindling of the almost five-month-old war since an April ceasefire.
Friday and Saturday nights passed without bombing.
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Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Monday (July 27, 2026) said it was not currently involved in negotiations with the United States, despite a halt in recent fighting between the two sides.
Iran and the United States held their fire on Sunday (July 26, 2026), handing Gulf shipping and the oil industry a respite from missile strikes as Donald Trump’s UN envoy said the president was “giving talks some space”.
Also read | Iran halts ‘retaliatory strikes’ after lull in U.S. attacks
Iran said it had halted retaliatory attacks against Washington’s allies in the Middle East, and US ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz told Fox News Sunday that, while forces remained “locked and loaded”, Trump would give negotiations “a little bit of room”.
Also read | Iran says progress in Oman talks on Hormuz Strait management
Prior to Friday (July 24, 2026), the U.S. military had carried out strikes on Iran for 13 consecutive nights, in the largest rekindling of the almost five-month-old war since an April ceasefire. Friday and Saturday nights passed without bombing.
