US halts Iran strikes 'for time being,' as focus shifts to economic sanctions, Rubio says

 

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, US, July 31, 2026.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, US, July 31, 2026.
(photo credit: REUTERS/Daniel Heuer)

The United States will refrain from striking Iran "for the time being," US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told several foreign counterparts, Axios reported Tuesday, citing a US official and a second source familiar with the matter.

According to the sources, the US instead intends to pressure Tehran through other means, including the recently announced Operation Economic Outcast, though the official did not rule out a return to strikes should Iran attack the US first.

Another US official said that the US Navy's clearing of mines from the Strait of Hormuz is a "watershed moment in the war," which removes one of Iran's main points of leverage in the war.

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