The Gambia-flagged tanker vessel Bili is anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on May 2, 2026. Iran's Revolutionary Guards on May 4 denied that any commercial ships had crossed the Strait of Hormuz. Amirhossein KhorgooeI/ISNA/AFP via Getty Images
President Donald Trump announced that he was pausing Project Freedom, the mission of assisting commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, in a Truth Social post on Tuesday evening.
Although the U.S. blockade against Iranian ports will remain in effect, Trump said there has been great military success and progress toward a final agreement with Iran.
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