Trump Orders Military to Pause Strait of Hormuz Mission to Allow Time for Peace Talks

(Washington Post) Tara Copp - President Trump said Tuesday he was pausing the military's new operation to clear a transit path through the Strait of Hormuz for commercial vessels "at the request of Pakistan and other countries for a short period of time to see whether or not the [peace] agreement [with Iran] can be finalized and signed," while the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports will continue.