Trump says Project Freedom to be "paused for short period of time" while naval blockade on Iran continues

Iran Herald · May 6, 2026 Sanctions

Washington DC [US], May 6 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) announced that 'Project Freedom', an initiative aimed at helping the passage of commercial vessels trapped in the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating regional tensions in the Gulf, will be temporarily paused even as the naval blockade of Iran's ports remains in place.