President Trump ordered the US military to halt their strikes on Iran after 13 days of intense airstrikes, according to Axios.

This is echoed by US Ambassador Mike Waltz, who says Trump is opening the door again to negotiations:

President Trump is giving diplomatic talks with Iran “some space,” according to US envoy to UN Mike Waltz

— Joseph Haboush (@jhaboush) July 26, 2026

US President Donald Trump was giving talks with Iran “some space,” US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz told Fox News on Sunday.

"He's giving talks some space, he's giving it a little bit of room," Waltz said.https://t.co/T0UaMf0SUM pic.twitter.com/Y6BRCNjRF5

— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) July 26, 2026

 
Iran, in response, says it will halt it’s attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz:

A senior Iranian source told Reuters that Iran will halt its attacks for as long as the United States maintains its current pause in military strikes.

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) July 26, 2026

 
And they are open to resume negotiations:

Iran says it has not quit talks, willing to resume US negotiations in Geneva, Qatar or Islamabad – reports

— CGTN America (@cgtnamerica) July 26, 2026

So I guess Trump has proved he means business and hopes it will get him a favorable outcome in this war. I suspect that if talks fail this time, the escalation we’ve been expecting will happen. I just hope Trump doesn’t take too long.