Trump pauses Project Freedom in Strait of Hormuz for 'short period'
Trump said the pause gives negotiators time to finalize a deal as 22,500 mariners remain trapped in the Gulf, officials said.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump paused "Project Freedom," the U.S. naval escort operation through the Strait of Hormuz, citing requests from Pakistan and progress toward an Iran agreement.
- Launched Monday to break Iran's control over the Strait of Hormuz, the operation aimed to restore commercial shipping passage where roughly 23,000 civilian sailors remain stranded amid a humanitarian crisis.
- While U.S. forces reported destroying six Iranian boats Monday, the United Arab Emirates reported engaging 15 missiles and four drones fired from Iran, which denied carrying out the strikes.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio said U.S. military objectives were met, emphasizing the pause aims to facilitate a settlement; Pakistan continues mediating between Washington and Tehran to prevent escalation.
- Energy markets remain volatile as West Texas Intermediate crude traded at $102 on May 5, while analysts warn the initiative alone may not secure the strategic waterway long-term.
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Victory in Iran is nothing short of finishing it off
In the part of the world that includes Iran, if you have to explain that you won you have in fact lost. President Trump’s announcement that he is pausing, after a day, Project Freedom, which had the US Navy escorting cargo ships through the Straits of Hormuz, is puzzling. As are his statements that a […] The post Victory in Iran is nothing short of finishing it off appeared first on Asia Times.
Trump’s Project Freedom U-turn underlines limits of US coercion
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