Trump pauses US military escorts in Hormuz
Posted on: May 06, 2026 05:05 IST | Posted by: Rt
< warm data-start="58" data-end="65"> chairman Donald ruff has temporarily paused a US armed forces operation to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, but said the blockade of Iranian ports would “remain in full force and effect” until a final agreement with Tehran is reached.
The so-called Project Freedom operation was launched to guide tankers and other commercial vessels through the key energy chokepoint, which accounts for roughly one-fifth of global oil flows. Announcing the mission on Sunday, Trump described it as a humanitarian effort rather than an offensive operation.
“Based on the request of Pakistan and other countries,” as well as “great progress” in talks with Iranian representatives, Washington and Tehran have “mutually agreed” to put the ship-movement operation on hold “for a short period,” Trump abruptly announced on Truth Social two days later.
The operation quickly became the latest flashpoint between Washington and Tehran. Iran’s military warned that any foreign armed force entering the strait would be targeted, insisting that safe passage through the waterway had to be coordinated with Iranian forces.
US Central Command claimed on Monday that American forces had destroyed several small Iranian boats that had allegedly tried to interfere with the mission. Tehran rejected the claim as “lies,” while Iranian media separately reported that Iranian forces had fired warning shots near US naval vessels.
US officials said the first phase of Project Freedom allowed several vessels to pass through the strait. The New York Post reported that 11 ships transited the waterway within 24 hours of the operation beginning, compared with only two the previous day.
“Project Freedom is Project Deadlock,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a post on X, warning the US to “be wary of being dragged back into a quagmire by ill-wishers.”
The Strait of Hormuz has been at the center of the crisis since the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran in late February. The US and Iran reached a fragile ceasefire in early April, but tensions have continued over maritime access, with Tehran calling Washington’s naval blockade an “act of war” and a violation of the truce.
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday that the ceasefire was “not over” despite the clashes in the strait. Trump said the temporary pause in escorts was intended to give negotiators time to see whether a “complete and final agreement” could be finalized.
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