Trump is giving Iran talks 'a little bit of room,' US ambassador to UN says

Washington: U.S. President ​Donald Trump has ​paused attacks on Iran ​to allow more room for diplomacy, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations ‌told Fox ⁠News.

"He's ⁠giving talks some space, he's ​giving it a little bit of room," Mike ​Waltz told the broadcaster on Sunday.

Waltz did not provide further ​detail on the nature ⁠of the talks, ‌but there has ​been ​a weekend lull in ⁠the fighting between Iran and the United ​States. The Pentagon paused ​bombing operations after 13 nights of escalating strikes and there were no weekend reports of attacks by Iran on its ‌neighbors.


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Asked about the pause, a senior official in Trump's administration ​said on ​Saturday ⁠that the president "has always been clear that his preference is diplomacy, but he ​has shown Iran what will happen if they fail to come to the table in a serious way."