United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has said that military strikes around the Strait of Hormuz are not effective. The top US commander in the Middle East, Admiral Brad Cooper, has advised US President Donald Trump that the designated bombing targets in the area had largely been exhausted. Cooper added that there was no point in continuing the strikes unless the US returned to major combat operations, according to Axios.  This advice has allegedly impacted President Trump’s decision on Friday to pause US strikes against Iran, the sources said. Trump paused the strikes on Friday, abruptly ending a 13-day bombing campaign amid…