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Trump Pauses Iran Assault; Oil Hits $100, Iran Rejects Ceasefire

7/26/2026

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Trump Pauses Assault

U.S. President Donald Trump has paused plans to sharply increase the assault on Iran.
Gen. Dan Caine warned resuming combat would deplete Patriot interceptors for Central Command.
A CSIS report noted that 1,000 Tomahawk and 1,100 JASSM missiles have been fired, that replacement may take up to four years, and that Admiral Samuel Paparo warned scaling production could need one to two years, while Pete Hegseth said stockpiles are abundant.

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Iran Rejects Ceasefire

Oil prices spiked, with Brent at $100.69 per barrel (+7%) and WTI at $92.19 (+6.17%).
Iran rejected the U.S. cease-fire proposal, saying it left Strait of Hormuz control unresolved, and warned that any RAF Fairford base used for U.S. attacks would be a legitimate target, prompting a UK defensive pledge.
After President Donald Trump’s June 14 cease-fire collapsed, commercial ships again avoided the Strait of Hormuz, reviving concerns about global oil flow.

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Trump Pauses Assault

U.S. President Donald Trump has paused plans to sharply increase the assault on Iran.
Gen. Dan Caine warned resuming combat would deplete Patriot interceptors for Central Command.
A CSIS report noted that 1,000 Tomahawk and 1,100 JASSM missiles have been fired, that replacement may take up to four years, and that Admiral Samuel Paparo warned scaling production could need one to two years, while Pete Hegseth said stockpiles are abundant.

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