Overview
- A U.S.-Iran ceasefire took effect on April 8 and has reduced but not ended hostilities between U.S. and Iranian forces.
- U.S. media reported on June 3 that President Trump told aides he would not resume large-scale attacks on Iran unless U.S. troops are killed.
- Small, sporadic clashes have continued since the April ceasefire, and the administration says it will prioritize diplomacy over broad military strikes.
- The U.S. House gave initial approval to a resolution limiting attacks on Iran and the State Department announced Lebanon and Israel agreed to implement a ceasefire, both moves that constrain military options.
- The president's stance is shaped by recent regional ceasefire moves and by longer-term distrust dating to his 2018 withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which frames negotiating limits and risk calculations.