Project Freedom Paused and Operation Epic Fury ‘over’: Trump’s 48 Hours of Iran Chaos

Project Freedom paused and Operation Epic Fury ‘over’: Trump’s 48 hours of Iran chaos

In a surprising climbdown, US president said he was pausing his new initiative to save stranded vessels in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran War: Trump "Pauses" Failed Operation Freedom, Rubio Claims End to Epic Fury With Strait of Hormuz Still Blockaded and Alarms About Real World Damage Rising

Today's Iran war news: Team Trump says it is abandoning Project Freedom and Epic Fury while keeping the damaging blockade and sanctions on.

4 phases of the Iran war: Key moments from start of 'Epic Fury' to 'Project Freedom'

President Donald Trump conducts a news conference in the White House briefing room about the war in Iran on Monday, April 6, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) (LONDON) — With the war in Iran still unresolved and an energy crisis linked to it battering the global economy, here’s a timeline of the key phases of the conflict, from the start of “Operation Epic Fury” to “Project Freedom,” intended to reopen the critical Strait o…