When using `.pause()`, then `.play()` on iOS, animation won't re-start

Description

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When I was testing my app on iOS, then play/pause button that triggers the animation to restart isn't restarting, it just stays on the paused state once I press it to pause.

Provide a Repro

  const riveRef = useRef<RiveRef>(null);

  function onPressPause() {
    setTimer(TimerState.Paused);
    riveRef.current?.pause();
  }

  function onPressPlay() {
    setTimer(TimerState.Running);
    riveRef.current?.play();
  }

return (
  <>
        <Rive
          fit={Fit.Cover}
          ref={riveRef}
          url={RIVE_ASSET_URL}
          artboardName={`AT_${animalType.toUpperCase()}`}
          stateMachineName={INITIAL_STATE_MACHINE}
          style={{ width: "100%", height: "100%" }}
          autoplay
          onPlay={(animationName, isStateMachine) => {
            console.log(
              "onPlay: ",
              animationName,
              "isStateMachine: ",
              isStateMachine
            );
          }}
          onPause={(animationName, isStateMachine) => {
            console.log(
              "onPause:",
              animationName,
              "isStateMachine: ",
              isStateMachine
            );
          }}
          onError={(riveError: RNRiveError) => {
            console.error({ riveError });
          }}
        />

{timer === TimerState.Paused ? (
          <TimerButton
            onPress={onPressPlay}
            title="Resume"
            accessibilityLabel="Resume timer"
            icon={<PlayIcon />}
          />
        ) : (
          <TimerButton
            onPress={onPressPause}
            title="Pause"
            accessibilityLabel="Pause the timer"
            icon={<PauseIcon />}
            isDisabled={timer === TimerState.Finished}
          />
        )}
 </>
)

Expected behavior

The animation should start playing again once I evoke the .play() method.

Screenshots

Device & Versions (please complete the following information)

• Device: iOS Emulator
• OS: iOS 18.1
• NPM Version: 10.9.2 (but I'm using Yarn, and it's the 4.7.0 v)

Additional context

On Android, this works as expected.

Start with the TypeScript reproduction's Rive ref calls to compare .pause() and .play() behavior on iOS versus Android. Trace the Rive component and playback entry points, then verify that invoking .play() after .pause() resumes the animation and preserves the expected callbacks.