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Open warfare between two countries means both sides are trading direct military blows with no diplomatic halt in place. That is the state the United States and Iran returned to on Wednesday, when U.S.
forces resumed strikes against Iran after Iran launched a surprise missile attack that shattered a days-long pause in the fighting. What paused and what ended it A pause in conflict is not a ceasefire.
A ceasefire is a formal, negotiated agreement to stop shooting, one that both parties sign and that carries some enforcement expectation. A pause is simply a period when neither side is actively attacking.
It can end at any moment without violation of any agreement, because no agreement exists. The days-long break in hostilities between the two countries carried no signed commitment.
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