Strikes on hold as JD Vance and Dan Caine raise concerns about escalating Iran war

The US military has halted its airstrikes against Iran following nearly two weeks of escalating bombardment, as Vice President JD Vance and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine both reportedly raised concerns about escalating the war. The US had gradually been expanding the scope of its attacks against Iran over the course of two weeks, with punishing airstrikes that had increasingly resembled the war’s violent opening days. It came as a battle for control over the Strait of Hormuz erupted following the collapse of June’s interim deal. But on Friday, as Donald Trump held a meeting…