Trump says US military operation guiding ships out of Hormuz Strait to be paused

US President Trump announced a temporary pause of the US military operation guiding ships out of the Strait of Hormuz, Project Freedom, to assess the possibility of a peace deal between Washington and Tehran. This decision is based on requests from Pakistan and other countries, as well as progress toward a final agreement with Iranian representatives. The US military campaign against Iran, launched jointly with Israel, is now considered ‘over’.