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Trump Halts Plan to Guide Ships Through Hormuz While Seeking Iran Deal

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A container ship sits at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz.Photographer: Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP

Good morning. Donald Trump is halting a plan to guide ships through Hormuz as he seeks a final deal. Emmanuel Macron taps his former chief of staff for France’s central bank head. And Alphabet borrows almost $17 billion to invest in AI. Listen to the day’s top stories.

President Donald Trump said he would pause a US-led effort to help stranded ships exit the Strait of Hormuz, while seeing if a deal can be reached with Iran to end the war. The naval blockade on Iranian ports remains in force.