US‑Iran Conflict Enters Fifth Month Amid Ongoing Hostilities

President Donald Trump announced a pause to any US attack on Iran, saying a deal had been reached that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end Iran’s nuclear threat. The announcement echoed a June memorandum of understanding that was later abandoned, and the conflict has persisted.

Trump later accused Iran of “unbelievably duplicitous” negotiations and warned of “decapitation” strikes, repeating rhetoric from earlier in the year. The war has now lasted five months, with three US service members killed in July and the Strait of Hormuz remaining largely closed, allowing only a handful of vessels to pass each day.