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U.S. Suspends One-Day Ship Guidance in Strait of Hormuz
President Trump announced a pause in the one-day-old effort to guide ships out of the Strait of Hormuz, citing progress toward an agreement with Iran. Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared the war with Iran concluded after a month-old cease-fire. The U.S. blockade remains in place as both sides claim control of the waterway.
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President Trump announced on Tuesday that he was pausing the effort to guide ships out of the Strait of Hormuz for a short period of time, citing great progress toward an agreement with Iran as the reason. The effort, which was one day old when paused, had succeeded in getting just a few ships freed.
The American blockade of the Strait of Hormuz remains in place, even as both the United States and Iran insist they control traffic in the waterway.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters at a news conference at the White House on Tuesday that the war with Iran ended after the cease-fire took hold. 'The Operation Epic Fury is concluded,' Rubio said. U.S.
Ships came under fire. A cease-fire in the war with Iran went into effect one month ago. President Trump stated that if the Iranians failed to end their nuclear program or to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the bombers would be back in the air.
'If there’s no deal, fighting resumes,' Trump said. The United States conducted intensive combat operations for 38 days in the war with Iran. The United States hit about 13,000 targets during the 38 days of intensive combat operations, according to the Pentagon's count.
President Trump described his objectives in a video recorded earlier and released on February 28. Trump stated on February 28 that he had five major goals for the war with Iran.
