According to CCTV reports, on the 26th local time, Iran's Army spokesman Akraminia said in an interview that Iran is currently adopting a 'retaliatory deterrence' strategy. This means implementing equivalent strikes to deter the United States from continuing to violate its commitments and force it to comply with the relevant memorandum of understanding.
He added that the US stopped its combat operations against Iran over the past two nights. Since Iran has adopted a retaliatory strategy, Iranian countermeasures have also been suspended.
Earlier, US media reported that U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military to suspend a new round of attacks against Iran on the 24th local time, ending the situation where attacks occurred almost every day for 13 consecutive days.
According to a report by The New York Times on the 25th, Trump has put aside plans for a significant escalation of military strikes against Iran for now.
The senior US government is particularly concerned that further intensification of the conflict will deplete the 'Patriot' anti-missile interceptors and other air defense munitions deployed by the US Department of Defense in the Middle East. These air defense weapons are already in short supply, increasing the risks faced by the US military in the event of Iranian retaliation.
Since July of this month, the United States has continuously carried out military strikes against Iran, citing the need to respond to Iranian attacks on merchant vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Subsequently, US military bases located in Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, and the UAE were fiercely attacked by Iran.
