# No breakthrough in Strait of Hormuz standoff as Trump pauses Iran attack

https://mins.news/en/item/12038

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-02 14:11 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/2/no-breakthrough-on-strait-of-hormuz-as-trump-halts-attack-on-iran?traffic_source=rss

> The standoff around the Strait of Hormuz has produced no breakthrough after Donald Trump paused an attack on Iran. Iran said Trump’s remarks about pulling back from threatened strikes were made within the context of psychological operations. The competing accounts highlight the continuing impasse over the confrontation and the threatened military action.

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