Trump’s Halt of `Project Freedom’ Shows Efforts to End War
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Donald Trump shelved military efforts to help ships pass through the Strait of Hormuz just hours after officials gave fresh details about the operation, triggering optimism a deal may be near.
The goal of Project Freedom was to force open the key transport waterway which Iran has tightly controlled since US and Israel launched strikes on the country almost 70 days ago. According to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Dan Caine, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, the Pentagon was deploying guided-missile destroyers with air defense capabilities, more than 100 aircraft, 15,000 personnel in the region, and a mix of drones.