Trump pauses effort to guide ships through Strait of Hormuz

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his new initiative aimed at breaking Iran's chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz will be halted for a while, claiming that a peace deal with the country may be on the horizon.

Just a day after the initiative, called Project Freedom, began, Trump said on social media that the decision was made "based on the request of Pakistan," a mediator between the United States and Iran, and other countries.