06.05.2026 09:02
US President Donald Trump announced that the 'Freedom Project' operation, launched after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, has been temporarily suspended. Trump stated that the decision, made at the request of Pakistan and some other countries, was due to progress in negotiations with Iranian representatives. The Iranian press described Trump's announcement of the temporary suspension of the Freedom Project as a 'failure'.
US President Donald Trump announced that they have decided to temporarily suspend the Freedom Project, described as a relief effort for ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump made a statement on his social media account regarding the latest status of the Freedom Project in the Strait of Hormuz.
"GREAT PROGRESS MADE IN TALKS WITH IRAN"
US President Trump stated: "At the request of Pakistan and other countries, due to the tremendous military successes we have achieved in our campaign against Iran, as well as significant progress toward reaching a full and final agreement with Iranian representatives, while the blockade remains fully in effect, we have mutually decided to suspend the Freedom Project for a short period to see whether the agreement can be finalized and signed."
STATEMENT FROM IRAN: FAILURE
The Iranian press described US President Donald Trump's announcement to temporarily suspend the Freedom Project, portrayed as a relief effort for ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, as a "failure." The semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported the matter under the headline "Trump backs down, the so-called 'Freedom Project' suspended."
WHAT IS THE FREEDOM PROJECT?
Trump had announced that as of May 4, they would begin assisting the passage of ships belonging to "neutral" countries stranded in the Strait of Hormuz and unrelated to the crisis in the Middle East, naming it the "Freedom Project."
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during a press briefing at the White House, argued that they had launched an operation called the "Freedom Project" to rescue approximately 23,000 civilians from 87 different countries in the Gulf region due to Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz.