Iran, US hold fire as Saudi Arabia intercepts drones

IRAN – Iran and the United States held their fire for a third consecutive day on July 27, though American ally Saudi Arabia said it had intercepted a drone attack launched by Tehran-backed groups in Iraq.Fighting between the longtime foes has paused since early Saturday after thirteen nights of renewed US strikes on the Islamic republic sparked by a breakdown in diplomacy over Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.President Donald Trump’s UN envoy had suggested the pause was to give negotiations a chance, but Tehran said there were no direct talks with the US to end the conflict, which began in late February with a wave of US-Israeli strikes and has rocked both the region and the global economy.“Mediators may convey messages from the American side to us regarding current developments in