U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (May 5) he would briefly pause an operation to help ships escape the Strait of Hormuz, citing progress toward a comprehensive agreement with Iran. Syakir Jasnee reports.

President Trump said Tuesday he has paused Project Freedom, a U.S. effort to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz.

President Trump announced that he will be pausing "Project Freedom," the military mission to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump says the effort will be halted due to progress being made with Iran in hopes that a deal can be reached.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has paused the effort to guide stranded commercial vessels from the Strait of Hormuz in order to finalize a deal with Iran to end the war. Trump also says the U.

The United States will pause escorting commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz barely a day after it began doing so, President Donald Trump said, citing a desire to reach

A day after the U.S. Navy started escorting commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump declared a pause on the “Project Freedom” activities, citing progress in a deal with Iran.

President Donald Trump said he would pause an effort to help stranded ships exit the Strait of Hormuz to see if the US can reach an agreement with Iran to end the war.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the U.S.-Iran ceasefire "certainly holds" for now. He called Project Freedom, an effort to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz — which drew Iranian attacks on Monday — a totally separate and "temporary" operation.