US strikes on Iran said to be paused amid diplomatic push - Vatican News
David Martinez ·
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US military strikes on Iran have reportedly been paused, with no official explanation from Washington. Two competing accounts emerge: one suggests a halt to facilitate Omani-Tehran talks over the Strait of Hormuz; another cites President Trump heeding warnings from senior military advisers about critically low air-defence supplies. Meanwhile, a humanitarian crisis unfolds: thousands of merchant sailors remain trapped in the region. At least 17 seafarers have died since hostilities began, and nine vessels have been abandoned, leaving crew stranded without supplies. The pause may offer a diplomatic window, but the human cost continues to mount.