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Trump announces pause on US operation to reopen Strait of Hormuz
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- US president says ‘Project Freedom’ paused to see whether an agreement with Iran can be finalised and signed.
- Trump made the announcement on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday.
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US president says ‘Project Freedom’ paused to see whether an agreement with Iran can be finalised and signed.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, near Bandar Abbas, Iran, on May 4, 2026 [Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA/WANA via Reuters]By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 5 May 20265 May 2026United States President Donald Trump has said that “Project Freedom”, the US military operation to move stranded ships out of the Strait of Hormuz, has been paused temporarily.
Trump made the announcement on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday.
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