US and Iran Stand Down as Doha Talks Decide Hormuz

The United States and Iran have agreed to stand down after the most dangerous seventy-two hours since the ceasefire, but the conflict is far from over. Following three rounds of US strikes on Iranian military targets around the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian missile attacks on American bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, both sides have paused military operations ahead of emergency talks in Doha.In this episode, we break down how the latest escalation unfolded, why CENTCOM targeted Iran's surveillance and minelaying infrastructure, the attack on the Kiku oil tanker carrying Qatari crude, and what the sudden stand-down means for the future of the ceasefire. We also examine Iran's insistence that it retains control of the Strait of Hormuz, the growing dispute over the Memorandum of Understanding, delayed nuclear negotiations, and why the next forty-eight hours could determine whether diplomacy survives or the conflict returns to open war.We also cover the White House's latest strategy meeting, Trump's war funding request, Lebanon's worsening security crisis, global oil markets, commercial shipping through Hormuz, and the high-stakes diplomatic negotiations that could reshape the Middle East.If you want clear, fact-based analysis of the US-Iran war, the Strait of Hormuz, global energy markets, geopolitics, and international security, subscribe to Epic Fury. New episodes released every day across all major podcast platforms.