US-Iran Hostilities Paused but Uncoordinated, With Iran Denying It Sought the Pause

Iranian military officials dismissed Trump's claim that Tehran sought a pause as "a new lie," yet both sides have conditionally halted hostilities. Iran tied its restraint to the US maintaining its own pause. The uncoordinated de-escalation rests on unilateral commitments either party can revoke, and a June ceasefire over the Strait of Hormuz already collapsed once.