President Donald Trump says the United States will pause efforts to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz in order to try and finalise a deal with Iran.American forces had attempted to reopen the strait earlier this week, but Mr Trump confirmed a US blockade of Iranian ports would remain in place while talks were held.Announcing the decision in a Truth Social post on Tuesday, Mr Trump said he was temporarily pausing the initiative to guide ships out of the waterway for a limited tim

President Donald Trump says the United States will pause efforts to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz in order to try and finalise a deal with Iran.American forces had attempted to reopen the strait earlier this week, but Mr Trump confirmed a US blockade of Iranian ports would remain in place while talks were held.Announcing the decision in a Truth Social post on Tuesday, Mr Trump said he was temporarily pausing the initiative to guide ships out of the waterway for a limited time in order to give space to finalise a settlement with Iran to end the war.