Islamabad, Pakistan – On Monday morning, the United States Navy began escorting commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. By Tuesday afternoon, the operation had been paused . President Donald Trump announced the reversal on Truth Social, citing the “request of Pakistan and other Countries” and “great progress” towards a “complete and final agreement” with Iran. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Iran offers Hormuz deal without nuclear talks, as it seeks broader buy-in list 2 of 4 Trump calls Iran’s leadership ‘fractured’. Is it, and who’s in charge? list 3 of 4 Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi arrives in China for talks list 4 of 4 Iran war day 68: Trump talks about progress in talks; Rubio says war ‘over’ end of list Earlier on Tuesday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared that Operation Epic Fury, the air and naval campaign launched on February 28, was “concluded”. What Washington now sought, he said, was a “memorandum of understanding for future negotiations”.…