Trump to pause U.S. effort to guide vessels out of Strait of Hormuz to allow time for an Iran deal | Metals Mine

  • Trump to pause U.S. effort to guide vessels out of Strait of Hormuz to allow time for an Iran deal

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    U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday evening that he is pausing the U.S. effort to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz to allow time for a deal to end the Iran war, but that the American forces’ blockade of Iranian ports would remain in place. Trump announced the decision in a social media post, saying the effort — which started on Monday in the vital waterway for global energy — would pause for a short period to see whether an agreement with Tehran on ending the war in the Middle East could be finalized. Trump said the move was based “on the request of Pakistan and other Countries, the ... (full story)

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