Trump continues pause on Iran strikes as Pentagon reveals higher casualty figures | First Thing

The US has paused strikes on Iran for a third night, according to The Guardian, as top military officials advised President Trump to halt the bombing campaign while diplomatic talks continue. Oil prices fell Monday on the news, and Tehran said Sunday it would pause its own retaliatory attacks on US allies in the region. The Guardian reports the Pentagon has now updated its official casualty figures for the nearly five-month conflict: eighteen US troops killed and six hundred twenty-four wounded since the war began in late February. Trump is said to be weighing both diplomatic and military options as the pause holds.

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