President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was halting the US military operation to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz after just one day, in a bid to reach a deal with Iran to end the Middle East war.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was halting the US military operation to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz after just one day, in a bid to reach a deal with Iran to end the Middle East war.

Trump pauses Hormuz military operation to pursue a potential deal with Iran, citing progress in negotiations mediated by Pakistan.

Trump pauses Hormuz military operation to pursue a potential deal with Iran, citing progress in negotiations mediated by Pakistan.

US President Donald Trump said he was halting the US military operation to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz after just one day, in a bid to reach a deal with Iran to end the Middle East war.

A US blockade on Iranian ports will remain in force, said President Donald Trump.

Trump said he was pausing it after just one day following a request by mediator Pakistan and other countries. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A US blockade on Iranian ports will remain in force, said President Donald Trump.

US President Trump says the US effort to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz is on pause amid a push for an Iran deal. The US says it will now only operate defensively to enforce a naval blockade. DW has more.

Trump also sought to minimise the war with Iran, calling it “a little skirmish.”

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would briefly pause an operation to help escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, citing progress toward an agreement with Iran.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would briefly pause an operation to help escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, citing progress toward a comprehensive agreement with Iran. "We have mutually agreed that, while the Blockade will ‌remain in full force and effect, Project Freedom ... will be…

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The US cease-fire with Iran remains in place, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, a day after Iran launched missiles at the United Arab Emirates, and the US military sank six Iranian small boats.

Iran's economy is failing and its currency is worthless, President Trump said Tuesday, heaping pressure on Tehran to make a deal.

White House officials are renewing calls on China to use its influence with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz.

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House officials are pressing China to use its influence with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz just days before President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping’shighly anticipated summit in Beijing. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Chinese officials to use Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s scheduled visit to […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House officials are pressing China to use its influence with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz just days before President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping’shighly anticipated summit in Beijing. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Chinese officials to use Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s scheduled visit to […]

The situation has added a new layer of tension between Washington and Tehran, with both sides now locked in competing claims over control and movement in one of the world’s most sensitive maritime routes.