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Live updates: There's an apparent pause in US-Iran strikes, even as a new front emerges on the Red Sea

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Saudi Arabia and the Houthi rebel group have exchanged fresh strikes, but Washington and Tehran appear to be holding their fire so far this weekend. US Central Command did not announce it was launching strikes on Iran on Friday, after pummeling the country daily for almost two weeks. For the past 13 nights, CENTCOM has posted on X it was carrying out strikes on military targets in Iran. There was no such announcement in the hours of Friday Eastern Time. 'It's all going extremely well. Don't believe the fake news,' Trump said about the status of the war during remarks at the White House Correspondents' dinner. Trump also added that he thinks Iran would 'love to make a deal' but that he doesn't 'think they're ready to.' 'I don't think it's time yet, but I'm willing to listen,' the president said.