Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe United States and Iran paused their attacks for a second consecutive day on Sunday, with US ambassador Mike Waltz telling Fox News that Donald Trump was "giving talks some space; he's giving it a little bit of room".Oil prices saw a drop, with Brent crude falling by around 5 per cent, as hopes for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict emerged. An oil tanker reportedly exploded after hitting a mine in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran's state-affiliated Tasnim news agency. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Fox News he "fully" backs Donald Trump's efforts to weaken Iran, adding that if Iran again attacks Israel, directly or with armed proxies, "it will make a terrible mistake".The Pentagon acknowledged an additional 142 service members wounded in the conflict, while four fatalities were restored on the Defence Casualty Analysis System. In fullIran-US war latest: Trump pauses nightly attacks to make room for talks, says ambassadorMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Iran and the United States held their fire Sunday, handing Gulf shipping and the oil industry a respite from missile strikes as Donald Trump's UN envoy said the president was…

The US ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, told Fox News on Sunday that Trump had decided to pause US attacks to allow more time for diplomacy.