# Iran war grinds on as talks stall

> Trump cracks the door open to a deal while a tanker is hit in Hormuz and the Pentagon counts the cost.
- Title: Iran war grinds on as talks stall · ABC News | Shortify
- Summary: Trump cracks the door open to a deal while a tanker is hit in Hormuz and the Pentagon counts the cost. Both sides are signaling openness to talks while the…
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- Source: ABC News — https://abcnews.com/International/live-updates/iran-live-updates-oil-prices-rise-after-strikes?id=136415261
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## How the war started
Trump announced major combat operations against Iran on Feb. 28, with joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on military, government and infrastructure targets.
## Talks began, then collapsed
U.S. and Iranian delegations met in June to negotiate a war-ending deal built on a signed memorandum of understanding. The talks fell apart as strikes continued.
## Squeeze, then an opening
In August Trump promised a crushing economic operation to force Tehran's hand. By September he said the U.S. was open to the concept of a deal.

> I will determine whether or not the U.S.A. will choose to engage
## Iran sets its price
Tehran says it will not return to the table until its own conditions are met, leaving the two sides trading signals rather than terms.
## A tanker struck in Hormuz
UK Maritime Trade Operations reported a vessel hit by an unknown projectile Monday evening in the Strait of Hormuz. No damage or environmental impact was reported.

> struck by an unknown projectile
## The war spreads to Saudi Arabia
Houthi missiles and drones injured 13 civilians and damaged seven homes in Khamis Mushait, Abha and Taif. Mecca, Jeddah and Taif got a rare hour-long danger warning.
## $33 billion and running low
A Pentagon Inspector General report puts the war's cost at $33.4 billion through June 29 and warns of strategic munitions shortfalls and resupply bottlenecks.

> strategic inventory shortfalls and revealed industrial base bottlenecks
## Key takeaway

Both sides are signaling openness to talks while the fighting, and its bill, keeps expanding across the region.