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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump says that he is pausing the U.S. effort to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz to finalize an Iran deal, but that the American forces’ blockade of the Iranian ports would remain in place. Trump announced the decision in a social media post on Tuesday evening, saying he was pausing the effort for a short period to give space for U.S. efforts to finalize a settlement with Iran to end the war. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment offering further detail about the progress in negotiations that Trump alluded to in his posting.
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